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A greater man than Watson , and a man much wider of influence , was Allan Ramsay ( 1684 or 1685-1758 ) ; with Ramsay we can see the new movement well under way . Ramsay came from his native Lanarkshire to Edinburgh about 1700 and ...
A greater man than Watson , and a man much wider of influence , was Allan Ramsay ( 1684 or 1685-1758 ) ; with Ramsay we can see the new movement well under way . Ramsay came from his native Lanarkshire to Edinburgh about 1700 and ...
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In Ramsay's original poetry we first see clearly the tradition which , for convenience , one might call the ... Ramsay , after all , bookseller and avid reader that he was , was keenly aware of what was going on in contemporary London .
In Ramsay's original poetry we first see clearly the tradition which , for convenience , one might call the ... Ramsay , after all , bookseller and avid reader that he was , was keenly aware of what was going on in contemporary London .
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Making use of many of the Scottish verse forms found in Ramsay , he took phase after phase of Edinburgh life and described them in a verse which combined liveliness , a sure and craftsmanlike use of imagery , and a classical sense of ...
Making use of many of the Scottish verse forms found in Ramsay , he took phase after phase of Edinburgh life and described them in a verse which combined liveliness , a sure and craftsmanlike use of imagery , and a classical sense of ...
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