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Meanings of scottish ballads in English

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Usage of scottish ballads in English
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There is no more delightful reading in the world than these Scottish ballads.
Dreamthorp / A Book of Essays Written in the Country
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It was one of the old Scottish ballads that gave him what he needed.
The Water Witch
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One evening we had, among other guests, two sisters who sang Scottish ballads exquisitely.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2
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What interested me more, she was making a collection of Scottish ballads, words and tunes.
Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
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English history is best known through Shakspeare; how much through Merlin, Robin Hood, and the Scottish ballads!
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858 / A Magaz...
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Child's English and Scottish Ballads.
Brief History of English and American Literature
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English and Scottish Ballads.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
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This last we have from tradition, but there are many others in the collections of Scottish Ballads to the same purpose.
Rob Roy — Volume 01
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He does not seem, however, to have read through any one compilation of the Scottish ballads, and is perpetually betraying his ignorance.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
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With a head all on fire for chivalry and Scottish ballads, he admired the old Tory cavaliers and hated the Roundheads and Presbyterians.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13: Great Writers / Dr Lord's U...
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The mother of BURNS kindled his genius by reciting the old Scottish ballads, while to his father he attributed his less pleasing cast of character.
Literary Character of Men of Genius / Drawn from Their Own Feeli...
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Worse than meeting unclean beds, or drenching mists, or Cockney opinions, was it to have to take the mountains with a book of Scottish ballads.
Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry
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In 1802-1803 he published 'Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border,' a collection of Scottish ballads and songs, which he carefully annotated.
A History of English Literature
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"You must put away your Scottish ballads and histories now, Salemina, and keep your Concordance and your umbrella constantly at hand."
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland / Being Extracts from the Com...
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