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... remained restless and dissatisfied . He won the reputation throughout the countryside of being a dangerous rebel against orthodox religion , and when in 1786 he fell in love with Jean Armour , her father refused to allow her to marry ...
... remained restless and dissatisfied . He won the reputation throughout the countryside of being a dangerous rebel against orthodox religion , and when in 1786 he fell in love with Jean Armour , her father refused to allow her to marry ...
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... remained loyal to him throughout . He had met at Edinburgh James Johnson , a keen collector of Scottish songs who was bringing out a series of volumes of songs with the music , and enlisted Burns's help in finding , editing , improving ...
... remained loyal to him throughout . He had met at Edinburgh James Johnson , a keen collector of Scottish songs who was bringing out a series of volumes of songs with the music , and enlisted Burns's help in finding , editing , improving ...
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... remained , however , defensive and sensitive about his social position , for the slightest suggestion of condescension on the part of a social ' superior ' infuriated him . He never found a way of life that really solved his social and ...
... remained , however , defensive and sensitive about his social position , for the slightest suggestion of condescension on the part of a social ' superior ' infuriated him . He never found a way of life that really solved his social and ...
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