Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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... Poet , " and according to Gilbert Burns " the first idea of Robert's becoming an author was started on this occasion . " In both letters and poems he was more and more to refer to himself as " the poet " or " the bard . ” “ Poets are ...
... Poet , " and according to Gilbert Burns " the first idea of Robert's becoming an author was started on this occasion . " In both letters and poems he was more and more to refer to himself as " the poet " or " the bard . ” “ Poets are ...
Page 108
... poet a wider recog- nition than his status as local bard could grant him . " We , Robert Burns , by virtue of a Warrant from Nature .. Poet - Laureat , and Bard in Chief , in and over the Districts and Counties of Kyle , Cun- ningham ...
... poet a wider recog- nition than his status as local bard could grant him . " We , Robert Burns , by virtue of a Warrant from Nature .. Poet - Laureat , and Bard in Chief , in and over the Districts and Counties of Kyle , Cun- ningham ...
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... poet . The Kilmarnock volume remained the essential core of subsequent editions in the poet's life- time , the chief evidence to contemporaries of Burns's poetic abilities , and his chief claim to fame as a published poet . But to say ...
... poet . The Kilmarnock volume remained the essential core of subsequent editions in the poet's life- time , the chief evidence to contemporaries of Burns's poetic abilities , and his chief claim to fame as a published poet . But to say ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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