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Page 137
... opening of several earlier Scottish mock elegies . Here is the opening verse of Robert Sempill's “ Life and Death of the Piper of Kilbarchan or , the Epitaph of Habbie Simson " as printed in Watson's Collection : remedy Kilbarchan now ...
... opening of several earlier Scottish mock elegies . Here is the opening verse of Robert Sempill's “ Life and Death of the Piper of Kilbarchan or , the Epitaph of Habbie Simson " as printed in Watson's Collection : remedy Kilbarchan now ...
Page 298
... opening line , of course , is the opening of Psalm 96 . Burns further displayed his interest in public affairs by drawing up a remarkable plea , addressed to William Pitt , on behalf of the distillers of Scotland , then suffering from ...
... opening line , of course , is the opening of Psalm 96 . Burns further displayed his interest in public affairs by drawing up a remarkable plea , addressed to William Pitt , on behalf of the distillers of Scotland , then suffering from ...
Page 341
... opening two lines is set suddenly against a realistic picture of a stormy embarkation at Leith , with the specification of place names ( “ the Pier o ' Leith , " " Berwick - law " -a conspicuous hill overlooking the Firth of Forth near ...
... opening two lines is set suddenly against a realistic picture of a stormy embarkation at Leith , with the specification of place names ( “ the Pier o ' Leith , " " Berwick - law " -a conspicuous hill overlooking the Firth of Forth near ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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