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... simple ' natural man ' that philosophers of the period were fond of discussing in their theoretical works . It is this side of Burns , unfortunately , that the orators at Burns suppers prefer to concentrate on , with the result that ...
... simple ' natural man ' that philosophers of the period were fond of discussing in their theoretical works . It is this side of Burns , unfortunately , that the orators at Burns suppers prefer to concentrate on , with the result that ...
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... Simple country folk and sophisticated Edinburgh critics alike hailed it , and the upshot was that Burns , leaving his native county for the first time two months after his twenty- eighth birthday , set out for Edinburgh on 27 November ...
... Simple country folk and sophisticated Edinburgh critics alike hailed it , and the upshot was that Burns , leaving his native county for the first time two months after his twenty- eighth birthday , set out for Edinburgh on 27 November ...
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... simple country name ' Jenny ' , the poet has changed her from a proud beauty to an ordinary girl whom he is warning , in friendly fashion , about an acci- dent that might happen to anybody . Her airs and graces are stripped away , but ...
... simple country name ' Jenny ' , the poet has changed her from a proud beauty to an ordinary girl whom he is warning , in friendly fashion , about an acci- dent that might happen to anybody . Her airs and graces are stripped away , but ...
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