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... thought or inclination of turning Poet till I once got heartily in love , and then rhyme and song were , in a manner , the spontaneous language of my heart . ' The poem is an unpre- tentious , lilting piece , written in an English ...
... thought or inclination of turning Poet till I once got heartily in love , and then rhyme and song were , in a manner , the spontaneous language of my heart . ' The poem is an unpre- tentious , lilting piece , written in an English ...
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... thought of emigrating to Jamaica . But he first wanted to show his country what he could do . In the midst of his troubles with the Armours ( and they were serious , for Mr. Armour threatened to sue him to provide for the upkeep of ...
... thought of emigrating to Jamaica . But he first wanted to show his country what he could do . In the midst of his troubles with the Armours ( and they were serious , for Mr. Armour threatened to sue him to provide for the upkeep of ...
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David Daiches. Burns found the word ' tenebrific ' in Young's Night Thoughts , and adopted it in this exhibitionist piece ... thought that human nature will have its way even in the midst of Calvinist thunderings on the one hand and less ...
David Daiches. Burns found the word ' tenebrific ' in Young's Night Thoughts , and adopted it in this exhibitionist piece ... thought that human nature will have its way even in the midst of Calvinist thunderings on the one hand and less ...
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