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... stanza- form which came down to him through Fergusson ( whose ' Leith Races ' is Burns's model here ) , " The Holy Fair ' des- cribes with ironic humour the goings - on at one of the great outdoor tent preachings ' that were held ...
... stanza- form which came down to him through Fergusson ( whose ' Leith Races ' is Burns's model here ) , " The Holy Fair ' des- cribes with ironic humour the goings - on at one of the great outdoor tent preachings ' that were held ...
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... stanzas describing with pious approval an even- ing in the life of a Scottish peasant family . The poem is modelled on ... stanza , but the introduction of hollow sentimen- talities and rhetorical exclamations at critical moments spoils ...
... stanzas describing with pious approval an even- ing in the life of a Scottish peasant family . The poem is modelled on ... stanza , but the introduction of hollow sentimen- talities and rhetorical exclamations at critical moments spoils ...
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... stanza as ' The Holy Fair ' and done with greater verve and dexterity . He omitted the ' Address to the Unco Guid ' , a somewhat pedestrian attack on Puritan hypocrisy which might have been included without offence . He omitted the ...
... stanza as ' The Holy Fair ' and done with greater verve and dexterity . He omitted the ' Address to the Unco Guid ' , a somewhat pedestrian attack on Puritan hypocrisy which might have been included without offence . He omitted the ...
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