5186. Sir Walter Scott. 1771-1832. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	5186
AUTHOR:	Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)
QUOTATION:	Jock, when ye hae naething else to do, ye may be aye sticking in a tree; it will be growing, Jock, when ye ’re sleeping. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	The Heart of Midlothian. Chap. viii.
WORKS:	Sir Walter Scott Collection.

Note 1.
The very words of a Highland laird, while on his death-bed, to his son. [back]