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Page 289
... Thomson provide a running commentary on Scottish song that is as illuminating today as when the letters were written . They show Burns the conscientious craftsman , speaking with the assurance and the technical understanding of one who ...
... Thomson provide a running commentary on Scottish song that is as illuminating today as when the letters were written . They show Burns the conscientious craftsman , speaking with the assurance and the technical understanding of one who ...
Page 292
... Thomson was free to make what use he liked of the material he had received from Burns . The complete work made five handsome volumes , far superior as a piece of bookmaking to the shabbily produced pages of the Museum . On the ...
... Thomson was free to make what use he liked of the material he had received from Burns . The complete work made five handsome volumes , far superior as a piece of bookmaking to the shabbily produced pages of the Museum . On the ...
Page 333
... Thomson , George , 194 , 195 , 202 , 236 , 285 , 289 ; A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs , 233 , 242 , 283 , 285-94 , 295 , 299–302 , 308 , 311-12 , 319-20 Thomson , James , 84 Thomson , Peggy , 58 Thomson , William ...
... Thomson , George , 194 , 195 , 202 , 236 , 285 , 289 ; A Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs , 233 , 242 , 283 , 285-94 , 295 , 299–302 , 308 , 311-12 , 319-20 Thomson , James , 84 Thomson , Peggy , 58 Thomson , William ...
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