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... John Anderson My Jo " which appears in The Merry Muses represents the kind of older poem Burns had to work with ; it ... John Anderson my jo , John , When we were first Acquent ; Your locks were like the raven , Your bony brow was brent ...
... John Anderson My Jo " which appears in The Merry Muses represents the kind of older poem Burns had to work with ; it ... John Anderson my jo , John , When we were first Acquent ; Your locks were like the raven , Your bony brow was brent ...
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... John , 25 , 31 Hume , Alexander , 14 Hume , David , 2 , 9 , 15 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 30 , 32 , 235 Hutcheson , Francis ... John , Come Kiss Me Now " ( old song ) , 11 " John Anderson , My Jo , " 280 , 320 , 355 " John Barleycorn , " 60 , 85 ...
... John , 25 , 31 Hume , Alexander , 14 Hume , David , 2 , 9 , 15 , 25 , 27 , 29 , 30 , 32 , 235 Hutcheson , Francis ... John , Come Kiss Me Now " ( old song ) , 11 " John Anderson , My Jo , " 280 , 320 , 355 " John Barleycorn , " 60 , 85 ...
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... John , 3 , 4 L " Laddie , Lie Near Me " ( tune ) , 328 " Lady Anne Bothwel's Balow [ or Lament ] " ( old song ) , 14 " Lady Only , Honest Lucky , " 258 , 345 " Lament , The , " 163 " Lament for James , Earl of Glen- cairn , " 306 ...
... John , 3 , 4 L " Laddie , Lie Near Me " ( tune ) , 328 " Lady Anne Bothwel's Balow [ or Lament ] " ( old song ) , 14 " Lady Only , Honest Lucky , " 258 , 345 " Lament , The , " 163 " Lament for James , Earl of Glen- cairn , " 306 ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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