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... independence against the English , holds a place in the hearts of Scotsmen that can begin to compare with that held by Burns . There is a uni- versal feeling that Burns was a ' real ' person , that he under- stood men and their ...
... independence against the English , holds a place in the hearts of Scotsmen that can begin to compare with that held by Burns . There is a uni- versal feeling that Burns was a ' real ' person , that he under- stood men and their ...
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... independence . It is not a mature or a complex attitude , but it does touch a fundamental human drive , and " The Jolly Beggars ' gives brilliant expression to man as out- cast and vagabond . Complete independence of social order ...
... independence . It is not a mature or a complex attitude , but it does touch a fundamental human drive , and " The Jolly Beggars ' gives brilliant expression to man as out- cast and vagabond . Complete independence of social order ...
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