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Page 100
... become a real poet . The Kilmarnock volume contained only a selection of Burns's output up to 1786 , and some of his best pieces were omitted from it . It was , nevertheless , a remarkable volume - one of the most remarkable first ...
... become a real poet . The Kilmarnock volume contained only a selection of Burns's output up to 1786 , and some of his best pieces were omitted from it . It was , nevertheless , a remarkable volume - one of the most remarkable first ...
Page 159
... become so without recourse to dishonourable means , not in order to show off your wealth ' but for the glorious privilege of being indepen- dent ' . He then proceeds to a discussion of one of his favourite subjects : The fear o ' Hell's ...
... become so without recourse to dishonourable means , not in order to show off your wealth ' but for the glorious privilege of being indepen- dent ' . He then proceeds to a discussion of one of his favourite subjects : The fear o ' Hell's ...
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... become by the last decade of the eighteenth century more effectively than the way in which Burns treats it in his songs ; the theme had , in fact , become associated with local and national patriotism , with themes of love , nostalgia ...
... become by the last decade of the eighteenth century more effectively than the way in which Burns treats it in his songs ; the theme had , in fact , become associated with local and national patriotism , with themes of love , nostalgia ...
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