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In the fifteenth century Scotland produced a literature second none to in Europe and certainly more lively and more original than that produced by the lifeless representatives of a worn - out tradition who were for ...
In the fifteenth century Scotland produced a literature second none to in Europe and certainly more lively and more original than that produced by the lifeless representatives of a worn - out tradition who were for ...
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Mauchline was a 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 ...
Mauchline was a 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 ...
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After two despondent entries , both poetic , we find the first September entry very different in tone - a lively , self - assertive song , set to an equally lively reel tune . It clearly reveals Burns's social sensitivity as it operated ...
After two despondent entries , both poetic , we find the first September entry very different in tone - a lively , self - assertive song , set to an equally lively reel tune . It clearly reveals Burns's social sensitivity as it operated ...
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