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“The estate on which my Uncle Sandy had been a tenant was one of those on which the relations of landlord and tenant were spoken of as being on a paternal footing; the idea of its being a commercial relationship was strongly resented and declared to be the suggestion of radicalism of a very red type, only fitted, if not designed, to excite prejudice against the landlord class, whose distinctive benevolence forbad their ever going farther than to take what they wanted, and proclaim the grand old doctrine of 'LIVE and let live.”

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Book:My Uncle the Baillie
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My Uncle the Baillie

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William Alexander

William Alexander was a renowned painter, born on April 2, 1915, and passed away on January 24, 1997. His works are known for their unique style and profound understanding of color. more

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