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Page 179
... satirical poems had to go . ' Holy Willie's Prayer ' was altogether too devastating an attack on what some people might ... satire , aimed at Mr. M'Kenzie of Applecross and Mr. Macdonald of Glengary who , in order to keep Highlanders as ...
... satirical poems had to go . ' Holy Willie's Prayer ' was altogether too devastating an attack on what some people might ... satire , aimed at Mr. M'Kenzie of Applecross and Mr. Macdonald of Glengary who , in order to keep Highlanders as ...
Page 220
... satiric idiom . The auld brig's opening remarks show this new idiom at once : ' no small beer ' stretched across when ... satire on human character emerging as the poem proceeds , to produce a lively and amusing débat - though hardly as ...
... satiric idiom . The auld brig's opening remarks show this new idiom at once : ' no small beer ' stretched across when ... satire on human character emerging as the poem proceeds , to produce a lively and amusing débat - though hardly as ...
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... satire can be savoured only by those who have made themselves familiar with the references . Nevertheless , the opening verses will give a good idea of the poem's character and of the point at issue : Orthodox ! orthodox ! wha believe ...
... satire can be savoured only by those who have made themselves familiar with the references . Nevertheless , the opening verses will give a good idea of the poem's character and of the point at issue : Orthodox ! orthodox ! wha believe ...
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