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ing of Scots literature by the Reformation . These represented a definite turning back to the roots of Scottish culture , a turning back to the period when Scottish literature was still both Scottish and literary , and to the folk ...
ing of Scots literature by the Reformation . These represented a definite turning back to the roots of Scottish culture , a turning back to the period when Scottish literature was still both Scottish and literary , and to the folk ...
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The desire to revive and imitate the older Scots literature , especially the folk literature , which Watson's Collection so clearly revealed , was manifesting itself in other ways , too . Well - born ladies of leisure began to write ...
The desire to revive and imitate the older Scots literature , especially the folk literature , which Watson's Collection so clearly revealed , was manifesting itself in other ways , too . Well - born ladies of leisure began to write ...
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... literary associations and similar organizations which made later eighteenth - century Edinburgh so distinguished for its unique combination of literature , conversation , and drink . He restored Scots literature to its natural place ...
... literary associations and similar organizations which made later eighteenth - century Edinburgh so distinguished for its unique combination of literature , conversation , and drink . He restored Scots literature to its natural place ...
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| Title | Robert Burns |
| Author | David Daiches |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 334 pages |
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