Sir Walter Scott , in Canto VI, Stanza 17 of "Marmion" (1808) an epic poem about the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513. The meaning is, basically, that lies beget more lies, and that masking lies with...
The quote is, surprisingly, not from Shakespeare but from Sir Walter Scott , in Canto VI, Stanza 17 of "Marmion" (1808) an epic poem about the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513.The meaning is,...
: Oh! what a tangled web we weave
: When first we practice to deceive!
Sir Walter Scott, Marmion, Canto vi. Stanza 17.The quote is, surprisingly, not from Shakespeare but from Sir Walter Scott , in...