James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
My Dear and only Love. Compare: "That puts it not unto the touch/ To win or lose it all", Sir W. F. P. Napier, Montrose and the Covenanters, vol. ii. p. 566.
James Graham, 1. Marquess of Montrose, war ein schottischer Adeliger, der im Englischen Bürgerkrieg von 1644 bis 1650 in Schottland für die königliche Seite kämpfte und schließlich hingerichtet wurde. Wikipedia

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
My Dear and only Love. Compare: "That puts it not unto the touch/ To win or lose it all", Sir W. F. P. Napier, Montrose and the Covenanters, vol. ii. p. 566.
“I ’ll make thee glorious by my pen,
And famous by my sword.”
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
My Dear and only Love. Compare: "I ’ll make thee famous by my pen, And glorious by my sword", Sir Walter Scott, Legend of Montrose, chap. xv.