Who said “Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my…”?

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Sir Walter Scott. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Lay of the Last Minstrel (1805)

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Scott, S. W. (n.d.). Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16139-breathes-there-the-man-with-soul-so-dead/

MLA

Scott, Sir Walter. “Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16139-breathes-there-the-man-with-soul-so-dead/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Scott, Sir Walter. “Breathes there the man with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land!” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/16139-breathes-there-the-man-with-soul-so-dead/.