I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 't was said to…

I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 't was said to me.

Sir Walter Scott

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What turned up: Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto ii. Stanza 22.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Sir Walter Scott entry; Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto ii. Stanza 22.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary exc
Work: Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto ii. Stanza 22.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto ii. Stanza 22.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Sir Walter Scott entry; Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto ii. Stanza 22.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; the original work is identified by title and locator. Literary exc

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