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... least of the traditions of Scottish ' art ' poetry both as they came to him through Fergusson and as he found them for himself in collections of older Scottish poetry . Though some significant areas of earlier Scottish poetry had not ...
... least of the traditions of Scottish ' art ' poetry both as they came to him through Fergusson and as he found them for himself in collections of older Scottish poetry . Though some significant areas of earlier Scottish poetry had not ...
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David Daiches. to be an effective medium for at least one man's kind of Scottish poetry . Though he wrote poetry for his own amusement and that of his friends , Burns remained restless and dissatisfied . He won the reputation throughout ...
David Daiches. to be an effective medium for at least one man's kind of Scottish poetry . Though he wrote poetry for his own amusement and that of his friends , Burns remained restless and dissatisfied . He won the reputation throughout ...
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... least savagely ; the note of amusement is still there , but it is kindly now . The lady is restored to common humanity from whom she was dis- tinguished earlier in the poem . And the conclusion has a simple proverbial note : O wad some ...
... least savagely ; the note of amusement is still there , but it is kindly now . The lady is restored to common humanity from whom she was dis- tinguished earlier in the poem . And the conclusion has a simple proverbial note : O wad some ...
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