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... became more closely linked with Protestant England and separated from Catholic France , Scotland's traditional ally ... became even more confused . What happened was that standard southern English became more and more the language used ...
... became more closely linked with Protestant England and separated from Catholic France , Scotland's traditional ally ... became even more confused . What happened was that standard southern English became more and more the language used ...
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... became a fashionable pastime among ladies and gentlemen to write new words to old folk - airs - the words were generally English and sentimental , but sometimes they were in a rather self - conscious Scots dialect . Antiquarians such as ...
... became a fashionable pastime among ladies and gentlemen to write new words to old folk - airs - the words were generally English and sentimental , but sometimes they were in a rather self - conscious Scots dialect . Antiquarians such as ...
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... became virtual editor of Johnson's Scots Musical Museum . Later , he became involved with a similar project for George Thomson , but Thomson was a more consciously genteel person than Johnson , and Burns had to fight with him ...
... became virtual editor of Johnson's Scots Musical Museum . Later , he became involved with a similar project for George Thomson , but Thomson was a more consciously genteel person than Johnson , and Burns had to fight with him ...
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