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... true hero makes his sacrifice for a cause that all good men would account worthy of the sacrifice ; and I am going to take an example from Scott's novels where the hero is a poor Scottish peasant woman . Jeanie Deans is the daughter of ...
... true hero makes his sacrifice for a cause that all good men would account worthy of the sacrifice ; and I am going to take an example from Scott's novels where the hero is a poor Scottish peasant woman . Jeanie Deans is the daughter of ...
Page 98
... True , you mean nothing at first - but when you asked her again , did she not tell you what ailed her ? ' Alack ! alack ! she never breathed 666 · • word to me about it . ' " A deep groan passed through the Court " and the story goes on ...
... True , you mean nothing at first - but when you asked her again , did she not tell you what ailed her ? ' Alack ! alack ! she never breathed 666 · • word to me about it . ' " A deep groan passed through the Court " and the story goes on ...
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... true nature of the tragedy . To us Robin seems the treacherous fighter , but the Judge shows clearly how much Robin had been wronged , and how inevitable it was that the Highlander should act in accordance with the traditions and ...
... true nature of the tragedy . To us Robin seems the treacherous fighter , but the Judge shows clearly how much Robin had been wronged , and how inevitable it was that the Highlander should act in accordance with the traditions and ...
Contents
Stories of Scotts Boyhood page II | 11 |
How the Ballads led to the Poems | 41 |
How the Poems led to the Novels | 55 |
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