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Page 180
... Muse , This freedom , in an unknown frien ' , I pray excuse . The succeeding verses link Burns and Lapraik together in an atmos- phere of sociability and conviviality — an atmosphere dear to Burns's heart and rarely absent from his best ...
... Muse , This freedom , in an unknown frien ' , I pray excuse . The succeeding verses link Burns and Lapraik together in an atmos- phere of sociability and conviviality — an atmosphere dear to Burns's heart and rarely absent from his best ...
Page 184
... Muse begs to be excused from performing : jaded ridges nags awkward Forjesket sair , with weary legs , Rattlin the corn out - owre the rigs , Or dealing thro ' amang the naigs Their ten - hours bite , My awkart Muse sair pleads and begs ...
... Muse begs to be excused from performing : jaded ridges nags awkward Forjesket sair , with weary legs , Rattlin the corn out - owre the rigs , Or dealing thro ' amang the naigs Their ten - hours bite , My awkart Muse sair pleads and begs ...
Page 243
... muse by the stately tower or venerable ruins , once the honored abodes of her heroes . " He added , however : " But ... Muses are my chief , sometimes have been my only enjoyment . Mrs. Dunlop's solution of the problem was that Burns ...
... muse by the stately tower or venerable ruins , once the honored abodes of her heroes . " He added , however : " But ... Muses are my chief , sometimes have been my only enjoyment . Mrs. Dunlop's solution of the problem was that Burns ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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