Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 146
... described as a rustic beauty , re- minding him of “ my bonie Jean , " and then it becomes apparent that her mantle contains a sort of aerial photograph of the district of Ayrshire she represents , with rivers dashing down to the sea ...
... described as a rustic beauty , re- minding him of “ my bonie Jean , " and then it becomes apparent that her mantle contains a sort of aerial photograph of the district of Ayrshire she represents , with rivers dashing down to the sea ...
Page 320
... described in the same phrase , but is in fact , as we shall see , a com- pletely new version of an old bawdy song of the same title . Some- times a song described as “ Mr. Burns's old words " in this manuscript list is definitely ...
... described in the same phrase , but is in fact , as we shall see , a com- pletely new version of an old bawdy song of the same title . Some- times a song described as “ Mr. Burns's old words " in this manuscript list is definitely ...
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... ( described in Johnson's later printing of the Museum as having been " written for this work by R. Burns " ) is a more conventional effort , a product of one of his tours in 1787 ; but it is worth noting as deriving from Burns's interest ...
... ( described in Johnson's later printing of the Museum as having been " written for this work by R. Burns " ) is a more conventional effort , a product of one of his tours in 1787 ; but it is worth noting as deriving from Burns's interest ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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