Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 45
... seems to have dealt with the reigns of the later Stuarts . This brings us to the period of Murdoch's reappearance at Ayr , which produced Robert's second , though brief , period of discipleship . Murdoch seems to have taken a genuine ...
... seems to have dealt with the reigns of the later Stuarts . This brings us to the period of Murdoch's reappearance at Ayr , which produced Robert's second , though brief , period of discipleship . Murdoch seems to have taken a genuine ...
Page 95
... seems clear that Burns had determined to bring out a book of his poems some time before he thought of emigrating to Jamaica . He does not seem to have considered emigration as a solution to his problems until April , 1786. Further , it ...
... seems clear that Burns had determined to bring out a book of his poems some time before he thought of emigrating to Jamaica . He does not seem to have considered emigration as a solution to his problems until April , 1786. Further , it ...
Page 262
... seems to have become positively repugnant to him . The whole business of the Edinburgh edition , with its protracted negotiations and Creech's long delay in paying Burns his due , seems to have produced an actual physical revulsion ...
... seems to have become positively repugnant to him . The whole business of the Edinburgh edition , with its protracted negotiations and Creech's long delay in paying Burns his due , seems to have produced an actual physical revulsion ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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