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... heart of the ordinary man at his best . His greatest verses can be understood wherever English is understood , for when he rose to universal statement he naturally used the universal language . In effect , Burns , the poet of Scotland ...
... heart of the ordinary man at his best . His greatest verses can be understood wherever English is understood , for when he rose to universal statement he naturally used the universal language . In effect , Burns , the poet of Scotland ...
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... hearts is applied equally to sinners and to lasses , and the biblical image of replacing a heart of stone by one of flesh ( signifying turning to God in repen- tance ) is employed with mischievous ambiguity . Again , the conjunction of ...
... hearts is applied equally to sinners and to lasses , and the biblical image of replacing a heart of stone by one of flesh ( signifying turning to God in repen- tance ) is employed with mischievous ambiguity . Again , the conjunction of ...
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... trying for a long time , he finally obtained a post in the excise service in 1789 , and in 1791 he moved to Dumfries , where he lived until his death in July 1796 , caused by rheumatic heart disease contracted in his BURNS 29.
... trying for a long time , he finally obtained a post in the excise service in 1789 , and in 1791 he moved to Dumfries , where he lived until his death in July 1796 , caused by rheumatic heart disease contracted in his BURNS 29.
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