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... never attempted again . Meanwhile , Burns corresponded with and visited on terms of equality a great variety of literary and other people who were considerably ' above ' him socially . He was an admirable letter writer and a brilliant ...
... never attempted again . Meanwhile , Burns corresponded with and visited on terms of equality a great variety of literary and other people who were considerably ' above ' him socially . He was an admirable letter writer and a brilliant ...
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... never found a way of life that really solved his social and intellectual problems . Burns was the greatest song - writer Britain has produced . In refurbishing old songs , making new ones out of frag- mentary remains , using an old ...
... never found a way of life that really solved his social and intellectual problems . Burns was the greatest song - writer Britain has produced . In refurbishing old songs , making new ones out of frag- mentary remains , using an old ...
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... never claimed as his own . It must always be remembered , however , that these are songs , and should never be judged without their tunes , for Burns thought of words and music as part of a single whole . 1 Clothes . 2 Look after . 3 ...
... never claimed as his own . It must always be remembered , however , that these are songs , and should never be judged without their tunes , for Burns thought of words and music as part of a single whole . 1 Clothes . 2 Look after . 3 ...
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