And come he slow, or come he fast,
It is but Death who comes at last.

Sir Walter Scott

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Topic

The Grim Reaper Inevitability of death Death

Author

Sir Walter Scott

Source

Marmion

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1808 1800s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Scott, Walter, Sir. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co./London: William Miller and John Murray, 1808, canto 2, st. 30.

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