Marmion

Walter Scott's poem in six cantos of Lord Marmion, a proud English knight, in the events leading up to the Battle of Flodden in 1513.

Start reading15 cantos, about 39,000 words

Famous lines

• Just at the age ‘twixt boy and youth,
  When thought is speech, and speech is truth.

  Canto II, introduction.In context

  • Youth

• O, what a tangled web we weave,
  When first we practise to deceive!

  Canto VI, st. 17.In context

  • Truth & Lies

• To all, to each, a fair good-night,
  And pleasing dreams, and slumbers light!

  L’Envoy.In context

  • Sleep

Contents

1. Advertisement
2. Dedication
3. Introduction to Canto First
4. Canto First
5. Introduction to Canto Second
6. Canto Second
7. Introduction to Canto Third
8. Canto Third
9. Introduction to Canto Fourth
10. Canto Fourth
11. Introduction to Canto Fifth
12. Canto Fifth
13. Introduction to Canto Sixth
14. Canto Sixth
15. L’Envoy