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Page 148
... follows in the Kilmarnock edition . It is an able enough piece , and in it Burns han- dles the old Scottish stanza form he used in " The Holy Fair " with equal skill , but the poem remains of more interest to the expert in folklore than ...
... follows in the Kilmarnock edition . It is an able enough piece , and in it Burns han- dles the old Scottish stanza form he used in " The Holy Fair " with equal skill , but the poem remains of more interest to the expert in folklore than ...
Page 170
... follows the curve of the verse so effec- tively , and is so free from any personal gesturing on the poet's part that the poem stands as a simple and eloquent testament of moral belief , without the slightest suggestion of exhibitionism ...
... follows the curve of the verse so effec- tively , and is so free from any personal gesturing on the poet's part that the poem stands as a simple and eloquent testament of moral belief , without the slightest suggestion of exhibitionism ...
Page 305
... follow that whenever Burns wrote in Scots he wrote well . The " Elegy on Capt . M― H— ” ( Matthew Henderson ) ... follows is of no great interest or poetic distinction , though there is a certain ingenuity in the rhymes . The ...
... follow that whenever Burns wrote in Scots he wrote well . The " Elegy on Capt . M― H— ” ( Matthew Henderson ) ... follows is of no great interest or poetic distinction , though there is a certain ingenuity in the rhymes . The ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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