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Page 118
... turn it in another direction . He turns it ably and quietly by introducing a series of scenes describing the application of Scottish drink to Scottish life : often ; chews her cud pliable ; choice greens On thee aft Scotland chows her ...
... turn it in another direction . He turns it ably and quietly by introducing a series of scenes describing the application of Scottish drink to Scottish life : often ; chews her cud pliable ; choice greens On thee aft Scotland chows her ...
Page 203
... turn by which it appears that Death's real grievance is not that Hornbook cures those marked down for death but that his medi- cines kill so many more that Death is cheated out of his lawful prey . The note of mockery grows ever ...
... turn by which it appears that Death's real grievance is not that Hornbook cures those marked down for death but that his medi- cines kill so many more that Death is cheated out of his lawful prey . The note of mockery grows ever ...
Page 339
... turn on the fifth line , where the repetition of the rhyme of the fourth and second lines turns the stanza over , as it were , to start on a new tack ; the second rhyming word of the first part of the verse becomes the first rhyming ...
... turn on the fifth line , where the repetition of the rhyme of the fourth and second lines turns the stanza over , as it were , to start on a new tack ; the second rhyming word of the first part of the verse becomes the first rhyming ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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