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... expressions for poetical words , and to supply all the ellipses . These , you know , are the means of knowing that ... expression . The Collection of Prose and Verse by Arthur Masson ( not Mason , as both Burns and Murdoch later wrote ) ...
... expressions for poetical words , and to supply all the ellipses . These , you know , are the means of knowing that ... expression . The Collection of Prose and Verse by Arthur Masson ( not Mason , as both Burns and Murdoch later wrote ) ...
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... expression of his feelings under such circumstances , but one must remember that neither Aiken nor any other of his ... expressing his enthusiasm and indicating that such distinguished critics as Professor Dugald Stewart were equally ...
... expression of his feelings under such circumstances , but one must remember that neither Aiken nor any other of his ... expressing his enthusiasm and indicating that such distinguished critics as Professor Dugald Stewart were equally ...
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... expression of friendship and links that expression , in the penultimate stanza , with his carefree philosophy of life : Lothian laddie clever fellow mouth adept I trow , my mettl'd Louden lathie , Auld farran birky I maun ca ' thee ...
... expression of friendship and links that expression , in the penultimate stanza , with his carefree philosophy of life : Lothian laddie clever fellow mouth adept I trow , my mettl'd Louden lathie , Auld farran birky I maun ca ' thee ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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