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... Edinburgh in order to support his mother and himself . From 1768 , when he left St. Andrews , until 1774 , he lived frugally but not miserably in Edinburgh , spending his days in the drudgery of copying legal manuscripts and his nights ...
... Edinburgh in order to support his mother and himself . From 1768 , when he left St. Andrews , until 1774 , he lived frugally but not miserably in Edinburgh , spending his days in the drudgery of copying legal manuscripts and his nights ...
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... Edinburgh as we are not in dealing with Fergusson . The lite- rati for a while took Burns to their heart , and it was not good for him . Any discussion , therefore , of Edinburgh's Golden Age , leads at some point to Burns but ignores ...
... Edinburgh as we are not in dealing with Fergusson . The lite- rati for a while took Burns to their heart , and it was not good for him . Any discussion , therefore , of Edinburgh's Golden Age , leads at some point to Burns but ignores ...
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... Edinburgh , Burns at , 234-253 , 257 , 260 effect on Burns's poetry , 265 , 267 , 269-271 social and intellectual center , 9 , 17 , 23-25 , 27 , 235 Edinburgh edition of 1787 , 241-251 , 262 , 308. 316 of 1793 , 303-308 Edinburgh ...
... Edinburgh , Burns at , 234-253 , 257 , 260 effect on Burns's poetry , 265 , 267 , 269-271 social and intellectual center , 9 , 17 , 23-25 , 27 , 235 Edinburgh edition of 1787 , 241-251 , 262 , 308. 316 of 1793 , 303-308 Edinburgh ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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