History of Scotland volume 1
History of Scotland volume 1
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We have seen that the insurgent nobles made it a ground of accusation against James that he showed dangerous leanings towards Englishmen ; and both in Acts of Parliament and in other documents there is proof of a constant appre- hension of English influence in the country^.
Robert Henryson, " Chaucer's aptest and brightest scholar, " belongs to a very different order of spirits, and was the spokes- man of another class of his countrymen. It would have made us think better of James III, if, in h...is patronage of the fine arts, he had discovered and appreciated the rarest genius among his subjects. As the product of his country and his age, what interests us in Henryson is the general tone of his work and the general standard of expression which he main- tained in it. In the poems where he speaks with the deepest feeling we have the natural reflection of a time when thoughtful observers could not but look with anxiety on the future of their country. It is on the triumph of wickedness, the un- certainty of life, the happiness of death, that he strikes his ^ See Dr Dickson's remarks on this subject.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
We have seen that the insurgent nobles made it a ground of accusation against James that he showed dangerous leanings towards Englishmen ; and both in Acts of Parliament and in other documents there is proof of a constant appre- hension of English influence in the country^.
Robert Henryson, " Chaucer's aptest and brightest scholar, " belongs to a very different order of spirits, and was the spokes- man of another class of his countrymen. It would have made us think better of James III, if, in h...is patronage of the fine arts, he had discovered and appreciated the rarest genius among his subjects. As the product of his country and his age, what interests us in Henryson is the general tone of his work and the general standard of expression which he main- tained in it. In the poems where he speaks with the deepest feeling we have the natural reflection of a time when thoughtful observers could not but look with anxiety on the future of their country. It is on the triumph of wickedness, the un- certainty of life, the happiness of death, that he strikes his ^ See Dr Dickson's remarks on this subject.
What to read after History of Scotland volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Brown Peter Hume to read onlineMoreLess
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