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... kind of poetry is never reflective , but always isolates the individual experience to make it , for the moment , the sum of all life : 1 Go . But a ' the pleasures e'er I saw , Tho ' three times doubled fairly , That happy night was ...
... kind of poetry is never reflective , but always isolates the individual experience to make it , for the moment , the sum of all life : 1 Go . But a ' the pleasures e'er I saw , Tho ' three times doubled fairly , That happy night was ...
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... kind of poetry - in any case , these are parts of songs , which must be sung to their proper tunes to be properly appreciated ; but it does illustrate a strain in Burns that accounts for his special kind of appeal . In this respect ...
... kind of poetry - in any case , these are parts of songs , which must be sung to their proper tunes to be properly appreciated ; but it does illustrate a strain in Burns that accounts for his special kind of appeal . In this respect ...
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David Daiches. to be an effective medium for at least one man's kind of Scottish poetry . Though he wrote poetry for his own amusement and that of his friends , Burns remained restless and dissatisfied . He won the reputation throughout ...
David Daiches. to be an effective medium for at least one man's kind of Scottish poetry . Though he wrote poetry for his own amusement and that of his friends , Burns remained restless and dissatisfied . He won the reputation throughout ...
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