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... tone of Scottish folk- song and that of eighteenth - century sentimental and medi- tative poetry were strangely mingled . Early in 1783 he began to keep a Commonplace Book , which began grandiosely : ' Observations , Hints , Songs ...
... tone of Scottish folk- song and that of eighteenth - century sentimental and medi- tative poetry were strangely mingled . Early in 1783 he began to keep a Commonplace Book , which began grandiosely : ' Observations , Hints , Songs ...
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... tone of amused familiarity in order to diminish the Devil's stature from that of the terrifying father of evil to that of a mischievous prac- tical joker ; the poem is a fine example of Burns's technique of implicitly criticizing ...
... tone of amused familiarity in order to diminish the Devil's stature from that of the terrifying father of evil to that of a mischievous prac- tical joker ; the poem is a fine example of Burns's technique of implicitly criticizing ...
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... tone , in unfolding the details of the story and in creating the proper atmosphere for each part , Burns showed himself a master of a form which , unfortunately , he never attempted again . Meanwhile , Burns corresponded with and ...
... tone , in unfolding the details of the story and in creating the proper atmosphere for each part , Burns showed himself a master of a form which , unfortunately , he never attempted again . Meanwhile , Burns corresponded with and ...
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