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Page 28
... appeared in 1787 and to whose subsequent volumes Burns contributed so much . Of the books of Scots songs without music the most important was the collection by David Herd already referred to ; Herd's first edition appeared in 1769 and a ...
... appeared in 1787 and to whose subsequent volumes Burns contributed so much . Of the books of Scots songs without music the most important was the collection by David Herd already referred to ; Herd's first edition appeared in 1769 and a ...
Page 94
... appeared three times in Church to receive public reproof for the sin of fornication . After their third appearance , on August 6 , they were free of further obligation . It should be added that such appearances were frequent in Scottish ...
... appeared three times in Church to receive public reproof for the sin of fornication . After their third appearance , on August 6 , they were free of further obligation . It should be added that such appearances were frequent in Scottish ...
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... appeared in 1788 , with a hundred songs of which forty were Burns's . Burns , too , wrote the preface to this , as well as to the next two volumes . ' Ignorance and Prejudice may per- haps affect to sneer at the simplicity of the poetry ...
... appeared in 1788 , with a hundred songs of which forty were Burns's . Burns , too , wrote the preface to this , as well as to the next two volumes . ' Ignorance and Prejudice may per- haps affect to sneer at the simplicity of the poetry ...
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