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( so that we have virtually no Scottish drama , in spite of the immense promise of Sir David Lyndsay's bold and ... in a language that was more English than Scots ) , and that the versions of the Bible which were circulated among the ...
( so that we have virtually no Scottish drama , in spite of the immense promise of Sir David Lyndsay's bold and ... in a language that was more English than Scots ) , and that the versions of the Bible which were circulated among the ...
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Scots songs , with and without music , were published . The Orpheus Caledonius , published in London in 1725 , contained about fifty Scottish songs with the music , and was followed in 1733 by a greatly enlarged edition in two volumes .
Scots songs , with and without music , were published . The Orpheus Caledonius , published in London in 1725 , contained about fifty Scottish songs with the music , and was followed in 1733 by a greatly enlarged edition in two volumes .
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He soon discovered a remarkable talent for rendering the life of the city in racy Scots verse , and in 1771 he became a regular contributor of Scots poems to the Weekly Magazine or Edinburgh Amusement ( otherwise known as Ruddiman's ...
He soon discovered a remarkable talent for rendering the life of the city in racy Scots verse , and in 1771 he became a regular contributor of Scots poems to the Weekly Magazine or Edinburgh Amusement ( otherwise known as Ruddiman's ...
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