Marmion A Tale of Flodden Field Author:Walter, Sir Scott "When Sir Walter Scott had completed this poem of Marmion, in 1808, he foresaw that it would be a favorite with youth; and in the lines "To the Reader," at its conclusion, he specified the schoolboy in a passage, which shows his warm feeling, and his appreciation of the schoolboy's natural heart. To read Marmion is indeed a light and pleasant ta... more »sk."« less