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Sir William Wallace

noun

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305). Synonym: Wallace.

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"Sir William Wallace" Quotes from Famous Books

... incapable of being surrendered,' insomuch that an incorrigible tyrant may always be 'deposed by that people as by a superior authority.'[6] For even Fergus the First, he narrates, 'had no right' other than the nation's choice, and when Sir William Wallace was yet a boy, he was taught by his Scottish tutor to repeat continually the rude inspiring rhyme, 'Dico tibi verum Libertas optima rerum.'[7] These views as to the rights of man, and of Scottish men, may well have fanned, ...

— John Knox • A. Taylor Innes

... and while the deeds of the French Roland, and of the Celtic Diarmid, are exaggerated beyond the possible. There is nothing of the fairylike in Robin, and he has no thirst for the Ideal. Had we given the adventures of Sir William Wallace, from Blind Harry, it would have appeared that the Lowland Scots ...

— The Book of Romance • Various

... you of two books I have been reading. One is called "Scottish Chiefs," and the other is called "The Days of Bruce." I like them both very much. The "Scottish Chiefs" is a story of the days of Sir William Wallace, and describes very vividly ...

— The Great Round World And What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 22, April 8, 1897 - A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls • Various

Words linked to "Sir William Wallace" : insurrectionist, insurgent, rebel, Wallace, freedom fighter