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He tries his best to convince Thomson's ear of the points he makes : I agree with you , as to the air , Craigieburnwood , that a chorus would in some degree spoil the effect ; & shall certainly have none in my projected song to it .
He tries his best to convince Thomson's ear of the points he makes : I agree with you , as to the air , Craigieburnwood , that a chorus would in some degree spoil the effect ; & shall certainly have none in my projected song to it .
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The trick of ending every second line of the verse with ' Sir ' is hard to achieve by the conscious artist without giving the effect of awkward imitation of the antique , but in this poem ( as in many of Burns's songs where he ends the ...
The trick of ending every second line of the verse with ' Sir ' is hard to achieve by the conscious artist without giving the effect of awkward imitation of the antique , but in this poem ( as in many of Burns's songs where he ends the ...
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A poem which depends for its effect even less on the music is ' Thou Ling'ring Star with Less'ning Ray ' , sometimes entitled ' To Mary in Heaven ' and in the Scots Musical Museum ( volume three ) entitled ' My Mary , Dear Departed ...
A poem which depends for its effect even less on the music is ' Thou Ling'ring Star with Less'ning Ray ' , sometimes entitled ' To Mary in Heaven ' and in the Scots Musical Museum ( volume three ) entitled ' My Mary , Dear Departed ...
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