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... Ayrshire should have had the inde- pendence of mind and the confidence in his own judgement to reject in large measure the advice of the Edinburgh literati and turn to more genuine Scottish traditions for inspiration , thus saving ...
... Ayrshire should have had the inde- pendence of mind and the confidence in his own judgement to reject in large measure the advice of the Edinburgh literati and turn to more genuine Scottish traditions for inspiration , thus saving ...
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... Ayrshire , in a clay cottage which his father had built with his own hands . His father had come to Ayrshire from the other side of Scotland in an endeavour to improve his for- tunes , but though he worked immensely hard first on the ...
... Ayrshire , in a clay cottage which his father had built with his own hands . His father had come to Ayrshire from the other side of Scotland in an endeavour to improve his for- tunes , but though he worked immensely hard first on the ...
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... Ayrshire and championed a local gentleman , Gavin Hamilton , who had got into trouble with the Kirk Session for sabbath breaking and other evidences of contempt for the strict observances demanded by the orthodox . He had an affair with ...
... Ayrshire and championed a local gentleman , Gavin Hamilton , who had got into trouble with the Kirk Session for sabbath breaking and other evidences of contempt for the strict observances demanded by the orthodox . He had an affair with ...
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