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Page 179
... described as ' a bitter and shameless quarrel between two Rev. gentlemen , Moodie of Riccarton and Russell of Kilmarnock ' . The quarrel concerned parochial boundaries and seems to have raged with remarkable violence . This is the poem ...
... described as ' a bitter and shameless quarrel between two Rev. gentlemen , Moodie of Riccarton and Russell of Kilmarnock ' . The quarrel concerned parochial boundaries and seems to have raged with remarkable violence . This is the poem ...
Page 232
... described excursions he and Burns made from Harvieston ' to visit various parts of the surrounding scenery , inferior to none in Scotland , in beauty , sublimity , and romantic interest . ' Dr. Adair described also a visit from the ...
... described excursions he and Burns made from Harvieston ' to visit various parts of the surrounding scenery , inferior to none in Scotland , in beauty , sublimity , and romantic interest . ' Dr. Adair described also a visit from the ...
Page 284
... described in the manuscript as ' Mr. Burns's old words ' and later described by Johnson as ' written for this work by Robert Burns ' . Ten of the ninety - four songs in the manuscript list are claimed by Burns as his own , with the ...
... described in the manuscript as ' Mr. Burns's old words ' and later described by Johnson as ' written for this work by Robert Burns ' . Ten of the ninety - four songs in the manuscript list are claimed by Burns as his own , with the ...
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