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... 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 most of this period spinning out their end- less verses ...
... 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 most of this period spinning out their end- less verses ...
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... produce integrated works of literature . And not only was there confusion between Scots and English ; as we have seen , there was a much deeper ( and , as time was to show , a much more serious ) ... produced an astonishing 16 ROBERT BURNS.
... produce integrated works of literature . And not only was there confusion between Scots and English ; as we have seen , there was a much deeper ( and , as time was to show , a much more serious ) ... produced an astonishing 16 ROBERT BURNS.
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... produced in her ' Hardyknute ' the most successful imitation ballad of the eighteenth century ; Lady Grizel Baillie ( 1665-1746 ) wrote ' Werena My Heart Licht I Wad Dee ' , a charming lyric in the true folk tradition ; Jane Elliot ...
... produced in her ' Hardyknute ' the most successful imitation ballad of the eighteenth century ; Lady Grizel Baillie ( 1665-1746 ) wrote ' Werena My Heart Licht I Wad Dee ' , a charming lyric in the true folk tradition ; Jane Elliot ...
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