The Ballads and Songs of Scotland: In View of Their Influence on the Character of the People |
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It is impossible , indeed , to discuss the effect of these or of any other productions of the Scottish mind on the development of Scottish character , without indicating more or less definitely the character of the productions ...
It is impossible , indeed , to discuss the effect of these or of any other productions of the Scottish mind on the development of Scottish character , without indicating more or less definitely the character of the productions ...
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... more or less clearly , on the character of that people . Following , then , the method thus indicated , we must start with some classification of the ballads and songs . In doing so , a sentence or two may not be out place ...
... more or less clearly , on the character of that people . Following , then , the method thus indicated , we must start with some classification of the ballads and songs . In doing so , a sentence or two may not be out place ...
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Legendary ballads and songs — those in which a supernatural element , embodying the superstitions of a less scientific age , comes into play . 2. Social ballads and songs — those to which the social affections or the events of social ...
Legendary ballads and songs — those in which a supernatural element , embodying the superstitions of a less scientific age , comes into play . 2. Social ballads and songs — those to which the social affections or the events of social ...
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... we come upon in the legendary songs and ballads , have been handed down from an exceedingly remote period , and , in the course of tradition , have gathered numerous features by which their original shape is more or less concealed .
... we come upon in the legendary songs and ballads , have been handed down from an exceedingly remote period , and , in the course of tradition , have gathered numerous features by which their original shape is more or less concealed .
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... the Christian mind outside the world of peculiarly Christian thought ; and they have continued to hold their ground in popular belief for a much longer time and in a less altered form than any other fiction of ancient mythologies .
... the Christian mind outside the world of peculiarly Christian thought ; and they have continued to hold their ground in popular belief for a much longer time and in a less altered form than any other fiction of ancient mythologies .
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