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Page 94
... described himself on July 30 in a letter to Richmond as ' wandering from one friend's house to another ' . In the meantime he took the precaution of assigning his share in the Mossgiel farm and property to his brother Gilbert for the ...
... described himself on July 30 in a letter to Richmond as ' wandering from one friend's house to another ' . In the meantime he took the precaution of assigning his share in the Mossgiel farm and property to his brother Gilbert for the ...
Page 296
... Burns's songs help to reproduce the effect of the dance tune in the actual spoken rhythms , as well as to fit the words to the precise curve of the melody . " The Birks of Aberfeldy ' ( described in Johnson's 296 ROBERT BURNS.
... Burns's songs help to reproduce the effect of the dance tune in the actual spoken rhythms , as well as to fit the words to the precise curve of the melody . " The Birks of Aberfeldy ' ( described in Johnson's 296 ROBERT BURNS.
Page 297
... described as ' written for this work by Robert Burns ' , is ' McPherson's Farewell ' , deriving ultimately from a broadside purporting to give the last words of a notorious robber and murderer hanged at Inverness at the beginning of the ...
... described as ' written for this work by Robert Burns ' , is ' McPherson's Farewell ' , deriving ultimately from a broadside purporting to give the last words of a notorious robber and murderer hanged at Inverness at the beginning of the ...
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