Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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... mind : “ Whether is a young man of the lower ranks of life likeliest to be happy who has got a good education , and his mind well in- formed , or he who has just the education and information of those around him ? ” One young man in the ...
... mind : “ Whether is a young man of the lower ranks of life likeliest to be happy who has got a good education , and his mind well in- formed , or he who has just the education and information of those around him ? ” One young man in the ...
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... mind . From this adventure I learned something of a town - life . — But the principal thing that gave my mind a turn was , I formed a bosom - friend- ship with a young fellow , the first created being I had ever seen , but a hapless son ...
... mind . From this adventure I learned something of a town - life . — But the principal thing that gave my mind a turn was , I formed a bosom - friend- ship with a young fellow , the first created being I had ever seen , but a hapless son ...
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... mind glows with sentiments lighted up at their sacred flame— the man whose heart distends with benevolence to all the human race- he " who can soar above this little scene of things " ❞ — can he descend to mind the paultry concerns ...
... mind glows with sentiments lighted up at their sacred flame— the man whose heart distends with benevolence to all the human race- he " who can soar above this little scene of things " ❞ — can he descend to mind the paultry concerns ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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