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In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below and saints above; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.

In peace, Love tunes the shepherd's reed; In war, he mounts the warrior's steed; In halls, in gay attire is seen; In hamlets, dances on the green. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, And men below and saints above; For love is heaven, and heaven is love.

Approximate author period: c. 1801 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
Sir Walter Scott
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Approximate author period: c. 1801 AD · industrial
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Familiar Quotations, ninth edition (1905 printing) (1905 AD)

Lay of the Last Minstrel. Canto iii. Stanza 1.

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