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... English translations of the Bible were read by Scottish Protestants , and more and more English forms came into the Scottish literary language . Then in 1603 King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne , and moved his Court ...
... English translations of the Bible were read by Scottish Protestants , and more and more English forms came into the Scottish literary language . Then in 1603 King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne , and moved his Court ...
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... English , and left their country behind , often physically and literally as well as metaphorically . Thus James Thomson , author of The Seasons , is not generally thought of as a Scottish poet : he wrote in English for an English ...
... English , and left their country behind , often physically and literally as well as metaphorically . Thus James Thomson , author of The Seasons , is not generally thought of as a Scottish poet : he wrote in English for an English ...
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... English and sentimental , but sometimes they were in a rather self - conscious Scots dialect . Antiquarians such as ... English as good as the English themselves could produce . They looked for ' elegance ' and ' sensibility ' . They had ...
... English and sentimental , but sometimes they were in a rather self - conscious Scots dialect . Antiquarians such as ... English as good as the English themselves could produce . They looked for ' elegance ' and ' sensibility ' . They had ...
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