▁of ▁the ▁mid - se vent e enth ▁century , ▁Thomas ▁Ur qu hart ▁of ▁C rom art y ▁( 1 6 1 1 ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 6 6 0 ), ▁who ▁translated ▁The ▁Works ▁of ▁R abel ais , ▁worked ▁largely ▁in ▁English , ▁only ▁using ▁occas ional ▁Sc ots ▁for ▁effect . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁sevent e enth ▁century ▁it ▁looked ▁as ▁if ▁Sc ots ▁might ▁disappear ▁as ▁a ▁literary ▁language . ▁ ▁Rev ival ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 7 ▁and ▁the ▁shift ▁of ▁political ▁power ▁to ▁England , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁was ▁disc ou rag ed ▁by ▁many ▁in ▁authority ▁and ▁education . ▁Intel lect uals ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁En light en ment ▁like ▁David ▁H ume ▁and ▁Adam ▁Smith , ▁went ▁to ▁great ▁lengths ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁every ▁Scott ic ism ▁from ▁their ▁writ ings . ▁Following ▁such ▁examples , ▁many ▁well - off ▁Sc ots ▁took ▁to ▁learning ▁English ▁through ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁those ▁such ▁as ▁Thomas ▁Sher idan , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁gave ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁lect ures ▁on ▁English ▁el oc ution . ▁Ch arg ing ▁a ▁gu inea ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁( about ▁£ ▁in ▁today ' s ▁money , ) ▁they ▁were ▁attended ▁by ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁men , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁fre eman ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁Following ▁this , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁intellect uals ▁formed ▁the ▁Select ▁Society ▁for