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... thought which condoned or perpetuated inhumanity . Like so many Scottish peasants , the elder Burns was ambitious for his children , and Robert received a certain amount of formal schooling from a teacher hired co - operatively by the ...
... thought which condoned or perpetuated inhumanity . Like so many Scottish peasants , the elder Burns was ambitious for his children , and Robert received a certain amount of formal schooling from a teacher hired co - operatively by the ...
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... thought or inclination of turning Poet till I once got heartily in love , and then rhyme and song were , in a manner , the spontaneous language of my heart . ' The poem is an unpre- tentious , lilting piece , written in an English ...
... thought or inclination of turning Poet till I once got heartily in love , and then rhyme and song were , in a manner , the spontaneous language of my heart . ' The poem is an unpre- tentious , lilting piece , written in an English ...
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... thought an ' men ' ! Ye aiblins1 might — I dinna ken— Still hae a stake— I'm wae2 to think upo ' yon den , Ev'n for your sake ! The familiar titles of ' auld Cloots ' and ' auld Nickie - ben ' successfully reduce the Devil's stature ...
... thought an ' men ' ! Ye aiblins1 might — I dinna ken— Still hae a stake— I'm wae2 to think upo ' yon den , Ev'n for your sake ! The familiar titles of ' auld Cloots ' and ' auld Nickie - ben ' successfully reduce the Devil's stature ...
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