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... death freed him to seek male and female companionship where he would . He took sides against the dominant extreme Calvinist wing of the Church in Ayrshire and championed a local gentleman , Gavin Hamilton , who had got into trouble with ...
... death freed him to seek male and female companionship where he would . He took sides against the dominant extreme Calvinist wing of the Church in Ayrshire and championed a local gentleman , Gavin Hamilton , who had got into trouble with ...
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... included a handful of first - rate Scots poems - The Twa Dogs ' , ' Scotch Drink ' , ' The Holy Fair ' , ' Address to the Deil ' , ' The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie ' , ' To a Mouse ' , ' To a Louse ' , BURNS 17.
... included a handful of first - rate Scots poems - The Twa Dogs ' , ' Scotch Drink ' , ' The Holy Fair ' , ' Address to the Deil ' , ' The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie ' , ' To a Mouse ' , ' To a Louse ' , BURNS 17.
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... for a long time , he finally obtained a post in the excise service in 1789 , and in 1791 he moved to Dumfries , where he lived until his death in July 1796 , caused by rheumatic heart disease contracted in his BURNS 29.
... for a long time , he finally obtained a post in the excise service in 1789 , and in 1791 he moved to Dumfries , where he lived until his death in July 1796 , caused by rheumatic heart disease contracted in his BURNS 29.
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