Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 40
... Robert's speech , written or spoken . We must not forget , also , that he read the Bible continu- ously throughout ... Robert . I attempted to teach them a little church - music . Here they were left behind by all the rest of the school ...
... Robert's speech , written or spoken . We must not forget , also , that he read the Bible continu- ously throughout ... Robert . I attempted to teach them a little church - music . Here they were left behind by all the rest of the school ...
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... Robert the solid under- standing of biblical narrative which is evidenced so often in his letters . " From this , " wrote Gilbert , " Robert collected a compe- tent knowledge of ancient history ; for no book was so voluminous as to ...
... Robert the solid under- standing of biblical narrative which is evidenced so often in his letters . " From this , " wrote Gilbert , " Robert collected a compe- tent knowledge of ancient history ; for no book was so voluminous as to ...
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... Robert , 66 , 278 , 308 , 332 Riddell , Walter , 279 " Rising of the Session , The " ( Robert Fergusson ) , 22 Robertson , William , 27 " Ronalds of the Bennals , The , " 196 " Rothemurche , " 327 , 331-332 " Roy's Wife of Aldivaloch ...
... Robert , 66 , 278 , 308 , 332 Riddell , Walter , 279 " Rising of the Session , The " ( Robert Fergusson ) , 22 Robertson , William , 27 " Ronalds of the Bennals , The , " 196 " Rothemurche , " 327 , 331-332 " Roy's Wife of Aldivaloch ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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