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Jane Elliot Quotes

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Jean Elliot (also Jean Elliot) (April 1727 – 29 March 1805), also known as Jane Elliot, was a Scottish poet. She wrote one of the most famous versions of The Flowers of the Forest, a song lamenting the Scottish army's defeat in the Battle of Flodden.

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The flowers of the forest are a’ wide awae.

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