The poems represent several distinct genres: heroic historical poems, like The Death of Robespierre, a tale of Nigel Bruce (brother of Robert the Bruce
), and a death-song for another Scots hero, Wallace
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Theme or Topic Treated in Text
Eglinton Wallace
It was daring for a woman to claim the public role of adviser to a military man, even when he was a son newly entered on the great stage of life.
Wallace, Eglinton. Letter from Lady Wallace to Capt. William Wallace. J. Debrett, 1792.
