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Page 85
... interest in the earlier Scottish poets which was to prove so powerful a spur to his poetic activity . Two song fragments follow , and then , in September , another most illuminating example of his interest in the Scottish tradition ...
... interest in the earlier Scottish poets which was to prove so powerful a spur to his poetic activity . Two song fragments follow , and then , in September , another most illuminating example of his interest in the Scottish tradition ...
Page 297
... interest in Scottish topography , his desire to celebrate Scottish places in song . It is based on an old song , " The Birks of Abergeldie ' , to whose fine melody Burns set his words . Except for the chorus , there is little of the ...
... interest in Scottish topography , his desire to celebrate Scottish places in song . It is based on an old song , " The Birks of Abergeldie ' , to whose fine melody Burns set his words . Except for the chorus , there is little of the ...
Page 326
... interest in Scottish history , 84-5 , 170 , 231 ; feeling for animals , 128 , 129 ; view of nature , 156 , 171-2 ; view of humanity , 156 ; capacity for friendship , 160 , 246 ; manners , 211 ; intelligence , 212 ; domestic life , 246 ...
... interest in Scottish history , 84-5 , 170 , 231 ; feeling for animals , 128 , 129 ; view of nature , 156 , 171-2 ; view of humanity , 156 ; capacity for friendship , 160 , 246 ; manners , 211 ; intelligence , 212 ; domestic life , 246 ...
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