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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Marmion is an
epic poem by Walter Scott about the Battle of Flodden Field (1513). It
was published in 1808. Scott started writing Marmion, his second major
work, in November 1806. When Archibald Constable, the publisher, learnt
of this, he offered a thousand guineas for the copyright unseen. William
Miller and John Murray each agreed to take a 25% share in the project.
Murray observed: "We both view it as honourable, profitable, and
glorious to be concerned in the publication of a new poem by Walter
Scott." Scott later said that he thoroughly enjoyed writing the work. He
told his son-in-law, Lockhart, "Oh, man, I had many a grand gallop among
these braes when I was thinking of Marmion."
