Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 35
... early in 1784. Not content to be a rich man's gardener , he leased the farm of Mount Oliphant , a few miles west of Alloway , in 1765 , and when , through no fault of his own , he found himself unable to make it pay , he took in 1777 ...
... early in 1784. Not content to be a rich man's gardener , he leased the farm of Mount Oliphant , a few miles west of Alloway , in 1765 , and when , through no fault of his own , he found himself unable to make it pay , he took in 1777 ...
Page 136
... early in his career was working with traditional materials even when he was writing an " occasional " poem prompted by a real incident . Already he had found in his native literature verse forms and other technical ap- paratus which he ...
... early in his career was working with traditional materials even when he was writing an " occasional " poem prompted by a real incident . Already he had found in his native literature verse forms and other technical ap- paratus which he ...
Page 346
... early ; When a ' the hills are cover'd wi ' snaw , I'm sure it is winter fairly . Burns uses other kinds of folk themes , too — the young girl refus- ing to marry an old man ( “ An Auld Man Shall Never Daunton Me " ) , the old mal marié ...
... early ; When a ' the hills are cover'd wi ' snaw , I'm sure it is winter fairly . Burns uses other kinds of folk themes , too — the young girl refus- ing to marry an old man ( “ An Auld Man Shall Never Daunton Me " ) , the old mal marié ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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