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... Burns spent so much of his time in Edinburgh . The only extant letter by Burns written in pure Scots throughout - and done with a verve and sparkle which show what a gift Burns had for comic prose narrative in the vernacular - was ...
... Burns spent so much of his time in Edinburgh . The only extant letter by Burns written in pure Scots throughout - and done with a verve and sparkle which show what a gift Burns had for comic prose narrative in the vernacular - was ...
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... Burns's most characteristic contributions to the Museum were written to Scottish dance tunes which are not known to have had words to them previously . The number of traditional song tunes was limited , though Burns added to it by ...
... Burns's most characteristic contributions to the Museum were written to Scottish dance tunes which are not known to have had words to them previously . The number of traditional song tunes was limited , though Burns added to it by ...
Page 330
... Burns's Elegy on , 271 Gordon , Jane , Duchess of , 210 , 211 , 215 , 216 , Johnson , Dr , 14 , 209 231 Graham , Robert , of Fintry , 232 , 235 , 242 , 246 Grand Lodge of Scotland , 214 ' Jovial Mumper ' , 196 Kames , ( Henry. Ferguson ...
... Burns's Elegy on , 271 Gordon , Jane , Duchess of , 210 , 211 , 215 , 216 , Johnson , Dr , 14 , 209 231 Graham , Robert , of Fintry , 232 , 235 , 242 , 246 Grand Lodge of Scotland , 214 ' Jovial Mumper ' , 196 Kames , ( Henry. Ferguson ...
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