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Newspaper
North Briton
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 30, 1762
Page
5
The piece argues against a Scots hostility to English figures and cites noble owners marking copies. It admits prejudice and seeks to present compositions from Scotland as superior in poetry and other arts, while warning readers about biased satire and future demonstrations of Scottish merit.
A fragmentary quatrain laden poem mocks poetry professors and scholarly pretensions. It contrasts ambitious writers chasing elusive words with aristocratic, well-bred figures riding through pomp and allusions to classical training and erudition. The piece closes with sharp, satirical imagery.
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