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... kind of pride of stomach ; and I scorn to fear the face of any man living : above every thing , I abhor as hell , the idea of sneaking in a corner to avoid a dun - possibly some pitiful , sordid wretch , who in my heart I despise and ...
... kind of pride of stomach ; and I scorn to fear the face of any man living : above every thing , I abhor as hell , the idea of sneaking in a corner to avoid a dun - possibly some pitiful , sordid wretch , who in my heart I despise and ...
Page 194
... kind of religion and of a kind of person . It needs to be read aloud with a good Scots accent and an uninhibited pulpit eloquence in order to achieve its full effect , but even the reader unfamiliar with the sound of Scots speech can ...
... kind of religion and of a kind of person . It needs to be read aloud with a good Scots accent and an uninhibited pulpit eloquence in order to achieve its full effect , but even the reader unfamiliar with the sound of Scots speech can ...
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... kind was written by Burns in response to a request of a group of Jacobites to write them a ' Birthday Ode for 31st ... kind of unofficial poet - laureateship of Scotland had certain unhappy results . However , though he could produce ...
... kind was written by Burns in response to a request of a group of Jacobites to write them a ' Birthday Ode for 31st ... kind of unofficial poet - laureateship of Scotland had certain unhappy results . However , though he could produce ...
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