The Bards of Angus and the Mearns
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Excerpt from The Bards of Angus and the Mearns: An Anthology of the Counties The neighbouring counties of Angus and the Mearns present many claims on such a union as is realised in this work, and in other popular epitomes of their interesting social memorials. Geographically, racially, and historically, they have so much in common that it is often impossible to differentiate their individual belongings; and it were thankless labour - even though thereby a dual anthology might be avoided - to sever any of those bonds of mutual poetic interchange which have graced and dignified the sister shires through many generations. It seems unnecessary for us to enlarge on the poetic eminence of these counties, but in estimating its importance it should be remembered that Angus was the birthplace of Scotland´s first classic poet, and that from the Mearns sprang the greatest of the world´s lyric bards. Nor do the great names of Gavin Douglas and Robert Burns exhaust the list of those through whom the poetic fame of these northern shires has become universal: those great collectors and preservers of our National Song, Bannatyne, Herd, and Edwards; and many writers who - like the Beatties, Ross, Laing, Balfour, Smart, and Leighton - have an accredited place in the shrine of Scottish Song, are numbered among their honoured sons. All ranks and classes of the people - from the Marquis of Montrose and the Earl of Southesk in earlier and later eras, down to the humblest toilers in field or in factory - have added volume to the stream of Northern Song; while many of its anonymous lays and ballads - like "The Bonnie House o´ Airlie," and "The Piper o´ Dundee" - have found their way into every standard collection. In variety, quality, and extent, the work of our local bards, if not supreme, may safely be claimed as unique; for it exhibits not only its own characteristic independence of structure, but also the clear impress of an ever-recurring impact of North and South, which, while not crushing out the individuality of the geographical centre, has imprinted upon it much that is regarded as of permanent literary attraction and value. And, apart from such considerations, an excellent reason for the appearance of this Anthology lay in the oft-expressed desires of lecturers, newspaper correspondents, and the literary-minded generally. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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