John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5189 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5189 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | Although too much of a soldier among sovereigns, no one could claim with better right to be a sovereign among soldiers. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Life of Napoleon. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |
| Note 1. See Pope, Quotation 200. [back] |