Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). Cavalier Song. William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. 1909. The Book of Georgian Verse

William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Georgian Verse. 1909.

Cavalier Song

By Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832)


AND 1 what though winter will pinch severe
Through locks of gray and a cloak that’s old,
Yet keep up thy heart, bold cavalier,
For a cup of sack shall fence the cold.

For time will rust the brightest blade,	5
And years will break the strongest bow;
Was never wight so starkly made,
But time and years would overthrow.

Note 1. From Old Mortality. [back]