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- George Herbert

The harbingers are come. See, see their mark;

White is their colour, and behold my head.

But must they have my brain? must they dispark

Those sparkling notions, which therein were bred?

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A fight involving three or more individuals, teams, or factions; fought until one person, team, or faction is left standing.

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Walter Scott

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Walter Scott

1771–1832ScottishRomanticism19th Century

Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet who was widely considered the inventor of the historical novel. His works, including Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and Waverley, were hugely popular across Europe and helped shape Romanticism.