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... lively and more original than that produced by the lifeless representatives of a worn - out tradition who were for most of this period spinning out their end- less verses in England . This was the period of the so - called ' Scottish ...
... lively and more original than that produced by the lifeless representatives of a worn - out tradition who were for most of this period spinning out their end- less verses in England . This was the period of the so - called ' Scottish ...
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... lively village which boasted several lively characters : Gavin Hamilton , liberal , friendly , opponent of the old order in Church discipline ; ' Daddy Auld ' , the parish minister , elderly and zealous up- holder of good old ...
... lively village which boasted several lively characters : Gavin Hamilton , liberal , friendly , opponent of the old order in Church discipline ; ' Daddy Auld ' , the parish minister , elderly and zealous up- holder of good old ...
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... lively , self - assertive song , set to an equally lively reel tune . It clearly reveals Burns's social sensitivity as it operated in his love affairs . If he grew interested in a girl who came from a family of greater wealth or higher ...
... lively , self - assertive song , set to an equally lively reel tune . It clearly reveals Burns's social sensitivity as it operated in his love affairs . If he grew interested in a girl who came from a family of greater wealth or higher ...
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