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Page 181
Death and Doctor Hornbook ' shows Burns making fun of John Wilson , parish schoolmaster at Tarbolton and also - in order to eke out his slender income – keeper of a small grocery shop where he sold drugs and dispensed medical advice .
Death and Doctor Hornbook ' shows Burns making fun of John Wilson , parish schoolmaster at Tarbolton and also - in order to eke out his slender income – keeper of a small grocery shop where he sold drugs and dispensed medical advice .
Page 183
The encounter with Death is described with a cheerful nonchalance which , while not underestimating the eeriness of the situation , makes clear that the poet was in a mood to accept anything that might happen to him with genial ...
The encounter with Death is described with a cheerful nonchalance which , while not underestimating the eeriness of the situation , makes clear that the poet was in a mood to accept anything that might happen to him with genial ...
Page 184
After Death has complained , in the most vivid and specific manner , of Dr. Hornbook's cures and the uncanny skill of the man , his picture of the doctor's knowledge and methods becomes more and more absurd and fantastic , preparing the ...
After Death has complained , in the most vivid and specific manner , of Dr. Hornbook's cures and the uncanny skill of the man , his picture of the doctor's knowledge and methods becomes more and more absurd and fantastic , preparing the ...
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