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Page 127
... Sense has taen the road , An ' aff , an ' up the Cowgate Fast , fast that day . One need hardly dwell on the appropriateness of that fine phrase " meek an ' mim , " or on the comic significance of the image of com- mon sense taking the ...
... Sense has taen the road , An ' aff , an ' up the Cowgate Fast , fast that day . One need hardly dwell on the appropriateness of that fine phrase " meek an ' mim , " or on the comic significance of the image of com- mon sense taking the ...
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... sense molded to the curve of the stanza so that we are hardly aware what an intricate verse form is employed . And how skillfully he gives the impression of halting the debate and getting down resolutely to the job of writing : An ...
... sense molded to the curve of the stanza so that we are hardly aware what an intricate verse form is employed . And how skillfully he gives the impression of halting the debate and getting down resolutely to the job of writing : An ...
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... sense must be nonsense , ' Orthodox ! That ' what is no sense must be nonsense . ' Doctor Mac ! Doctor Mac ! you should streek on a rack , To strike evil - doers wi ' terror : To join Faith and Sense , upon any pretence , Was heretic ...
... sense must be nonsense , ' Orthodox ! That ' what is no sense must be nonsense . ' Doctor Mac ! Doctor Mac ! you should streek on a rack , To strike evil - doers wi ' terror : To join Faith and Sense , upon any pretence , Was heretic ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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