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antiquary , Alexander Runciman the painter , and other men of distinc- tion who were nevertheless not in the upper ranks of genteel Edinburgh society . Members of the Cape Club were all designated ' knights ' , and Fergusson , who had ...
antiquary , Alexander Runciman the painter , and other men of distinc- tion who were nevertheless not in the upper ranks of genteel Edinburgh society . Members of the Cape Club were all designated ' knights ' , and Fergusson , who had ...
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... high seriousness ' in We twa hae paidl'd in the burn , Frae morning sun till dine ; But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin ' auld lang syne than in any of the poems he wrote with an eye on the genteel tradition of his time .
... high seriousness ' in We twa hae paidl'd in the burn , Frae morning sun till dine ; But seas between us braid hae roar'd Sin ' auld lang syne than in any of the poems he wrote with an eye on the genteel tradition of his time .
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If to the contemporary genteel reader in Edinburgh or London it was the latter aspect which most appealed , history joins with criticism in considering the former as representing the real Burns and the true poet .
If to the contemporary genteel reader in Edinburgh or London it was the latter aspect which most appealed , history joins with criticism in considering the former as representing the real Burns and the true poet .
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| Title | Robert Burns |
| Author | David Daiches |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 334 pages |
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