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21st September 07, 10:03 PM
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![Quote](http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/images/misc/quote_icon.png) Originally Posted by Archangel
Good observation. One of the reasons I'm not particularly fond of Rabbi Burns is that, while he promoted common Scot by writing in dialect, he trashed other aspects of common Scottish life.
He had an agenda and very powerful allies. There was a vision of Scotland he had that he wanted to present to the world. He used his art to promote but the subject matter eradicated practices he disagreed with.
What were those?
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