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... Jean Armour , her father refused to allow her to marry Burns even though a child was on the way and under Scots law mutual consent followed by consummation constituted a legal marriage . Jean was persuaded by her father to go back on ...
... Jean Armour , her father refused to allow her to marry Burns even though a child was on the way and under Scots law mutual consent followed by consummation constituted a legal marriage . Jean was persuaded by her father to go back on ...
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... And oft a more endearing band , A tie more tender still . It lightens , it brightens , The tenebrific scene , To meet with , and greet with , My Davie or my Jean . Burns found the word ' tenebrific ' in Young's Night 20 BURNS.
... And oft a more endearing band , A tie more tender still . It lightens , it brightens , The tenebrific scene , To meet with , and greet with , My Davie or my Jean . Burns found the word ' tenebrific ' in Young's Night 20 BURNS.
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David Daiches. helped by Jean Armour , with whom he had been reconciled and whom he had finally married ; she remained loyal to him throughout . He had met at Edinburgh James Johnson , a keen collector of Scottish songs who was bringing ...
David Daiches. helped by Jean Armour , with whom he had been reconciled and whom he had finally married ; she remained loyal to him throughout . He had met at Edinburgh James Johnson , a keen collector of Scottish songs who was bringing ...
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