Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 320
... song on Burns's list is " White Cockade , " which duly appears in the third volume of the Museum . If the Museum text ( among those described as " Mr. Burns's old words " ) be put beside an older version of this song ( for example , the ...
... song on Burns's list is " White Cockade , " which duly appears in the third volume of the Museum . If the Museum text ( among those described as " Mr. Burns's old words " ) be put beside an older version of this song ( for example , the ...
Page 340
... song in this respect is " Go , Fetch to Me a Pint o ' Wine , " which appeared in the third volume of the Museum and later ( with the wrong tune ) in Thomson's fifth volume . Burns did not at once claim the complete song as his ( it was ...
... song in this respect is " Go , Fetch to Me a Pint o ' Wine , " which appeared in the third volume of the Museum and later ( with the wrong tune ) in Thomson's fifth volume . Burns did not at once claim the complete song as his ( it was ...
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... song " Good Night and Joy Be with You All " and that it has become the traditional song among English - speaking peoples for bidding farewell to the old year and hailing the new are evidence of the success with which Burns was able to ...
... song " Good Night and Joy Be with You All " and that it has become the traditional song among English - speaking peoples for bidding farewell to the old year and hailing the new are evidence of the success with which Burns was able to ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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