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Page 103
... bard could grant him . ' We , Robert Burns , by virtue of a Warrant from Nature ... Poet - Laureat , and Bard in Chief , in and over the Districts and Counties of Kyle , Cunningham and Carrick , of old extent ' was how he described ...
... bard could grant him . ' We , Robert Burns , by virtue of a Warrant from Nature ... Poet - Laureat , and Bard in Chief , in and over the Districts and Counties of Kyle , Cunningham and Carrick , of old extent ' was how he described ...
Page 149
... Bard , In bright succession raise , her Ornament and Guard ! There is probably no poem of Burns's in which the introduction of an artificial personality has spoiled a potentially fine work to the extent that it has in " The Cotter's ...
... Bard , In bright succession raise , her Ornament and Guard ! There is probably no poem of Burns's in which the introduction of an artificial personality has spoiled a potentially fine work to the extent that it has in " The Cotter's ...
Page 173
... Bard Gone to the West Indies ' , one of the latest poems written for the edition , was the product of Burns's preparations for going to Jamaica . Its lively and cheerful tone ( contrasting so sharply with some of the more lugubrious ...
... Bard Gone to the West Indies ' , one of the latest poems written for the edition , was the product of Burns's preparations for going to Jamaica . Its lively and cheerful tone ( contrasting so sharply with some of the more lugubrious ...
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