The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 12Sir Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller University Press, 1970 - English literature |
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... ancient literature . The reconstruction and amendment of old ballads brought Scott still more completely under the spell of the ancient Scottish past , and , also , helped not a little to discipline and enrich his poetic art . Little ...
... ancient literature . The reconstruction and amendment of old ballads brought Scott still more completely under the spell of the ancient Scottish past , and , also , helped not a little to discipline and enrich his poetic art . Little ...
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... ancient architecture and of the scenic features of a region teeming with ancient martial exploits and exciting adventures . Scott had a very keen eye for the picturesque features of ancient buildings and of their situation and ...
... ancient architecture and of the scenic features of a region teeming with ancient martial exploits and exciting adventures . Scott had a very keen eye for the picturesque features of ancient buildings and of their situation and ...
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... Ancient Laws of Ireland . His love of Irish songs and of folk - music bore fruit in his Ancient Irish Music ( 1882 ) , Irish Music and Song and Irish Peasant Songs in the English Language ( 1909 ) . It also led him to many lonely places ...
... Ancient Laws of Ireland . His love of Irish songs and of folk - music bore fruit in his Ancient Irish Music ( 1882 ) , Irish Music and Song and Irish Peasant Songs in the English Language ( 1909 ) . It also led him to many lonely places ...
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