The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 12Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller University Press, 1970 - English literature |
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... Scott , the use of the metrical scheme was modified by the influence of the old ballad verse , of the old romance stanzas and of the verse forms of the old Scottish poets , which conferred ... Scotts of Eskdale 8 [ CH . Sir Walter Scott.
... Scott , the use of the metrical scheme was modified by the influence of the old ballad verse , of the old romance stanzas and of the verse forms of the old Scottish poets , which conferred ... Scotts of Eskdale 8 [ CH . Sir Walter Scott.
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... Scott to Gifford , in October 1808 , ' for institu- ting the new publication is the disgusting and deleterious doctrines with which the most popular of our Reviews disgraces its pages . ' But Scott , though a strong tory , could never ...
... Scott to Gifford , in October 1808 , ' for institu- ting the new publication is the disgusting and deleterious doctrines with which the most popular of our Reviews disgraces its pages . ' But Scott , though a strong tory , could never ...
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... Scott could write so wholly unlike Scott as did Croly . The difference between them was due partly to a sturdy and pugnacious independence in Croly of which there is much further evidence in his life and writings . Another cause must be ...
... Scott could write so wholly unlike Scott as did Croly . The difference between them was due partly to a sturdy and pugnacious independence in Croly of which there is much further evidence in his life and writings . Another cause must be ...
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