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... song for the tune he named , not the tune chosen by Thomson , that Thomson had missed some characteristic rhythmic quality which any alteration would eliminate . It is surprising that Burns never lost his temper ; the explanation ...
... song for the tune he named , not the tune chosen by Thomson , that Thomson had missed some characteristic rhythmic quality which any alteration would eliminate . It is surprising that Burns never lost his temper ; the explanation ...
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originality of the air ; whereas in the first insipid business it is like the grating screw of the pins before the fiddle is brought in tune . - This is my taste ; if I am wrong , I beg pardon of the Cognoscenti .
originality of the air ; whereas in the first insipid business it is like the grating screw of the pins before the fiddle is brought in tune . - This is my taste ; if I am wrong , I beg pardon of the Cognoscenti .
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The first of Burns's songs in volume two of the Museum is : ' When Guilford Good Our Pilot Stood ' , which appeared in the Edinburgh Edition with the note ' Tune : Gilliecrankie ' : it is set to a different tune in the Museum , since ...
The first of Burns's songs in volume two of the Museum is : ' When Guilford Good Our Pilot Stood ' , which appeared in the Edinburgh Edition with the note ' Tune : Gilliecrankie ' : it is set to a different tune in the Museum , since ...
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