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Walter Scott Quotes about Death

come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last

come he slow or come he fast it is but death that comes at last

Sir Walter Scott, “Marmion: Canto Ii. - The Convent”

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Sir Walter Scott (1833). “The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations”

Like the dew on the mountain, like the foam on the river, like the bubble on the fountain, thou art gone, and for ever!

Sir Walter Scott (1833). “The Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott: With a Biography, and His Last Additions and Illustrations”, p.458