Who said “Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim. One crowded…”?

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

SourceOld Mortality, Volume II (1816), Chapter XIII.

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“Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.”
— Sir Walter Scott
VerifiedOld Mortality, Volume II (1816), Chapter XIII. · evidenceLife and Living

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Scott, S. W. (n.d.). Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17341-sound-sound-the-clarion-fill-the-fife-to/

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Scott, Sir Walter. “Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17341-sound-sound-the-clarion-fill-the-fife-to/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Scott, Sir Walter. “Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17341-sound-sound-the-clarion-fill-the-fife-to/.

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