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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Scott, Sir Walter

Scott, Sir Walter
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Heart Of Midlothian: Summary

In the year 1737 Scotland was between two wars: the ill-fated rebellions
of 1715 and 1745 that brought that proud nation once and for all under British
rule. The spirit that had launched the '15 and soon would explode into the '45
was not at rest during peacetime. The traces of British oppression were
everywhere to remind Scotsmen of their bondage. Many daring young men defied
the government by smuggling goods across the Scottish border, since they
considered English import duties "an unjust aggression upon their ...

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