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... father had built with his own hands . His father had come to Ayrshire from the other side of Scotland in an endeavour to improve his for- tunes , but though he worked immensely hard first on the farm of Lochlie which he leased in 1765 ...
... father had built with his own hands . His father had come to Ayrshire from the other side of Scotland in an endeavour to improve his for- tunes , but though he worked immensely hard first on the farm of Lochlie which he leased in 1765 ...
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... father was a farmer upon the Carrick border O And carefully he bred me , in decency and Order O ... This was entered ... father's death freed him to seek male and female companionship where he would . He took sides against the dominant ...
... father was a farmer upon the Carrick border O And carefully he bred me , in decency and Order O ... This was entered ... father's death freed him to seek male and female companionship where he would . He took sides against the dominant ...
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... 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 her promise ; Robert ...
... 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 her promise ; Robert ...
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