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... verse of their own . This work was highly successful on the editorial side , and collections such as Allan Ramsay's Tea- Table Miscellany ( 1724 ) achieved great popularity . But the success was ... verse became a dialect verse ΙΟ BURNS.
... verse of their own . This work was highly successful on the editorial side , and collections such as Allan Ramsay's Tea- Table Miscellany ( 1724 ) achieved great popularity . But the success was ... verse became a dialect verse ΙΟ BURNS.
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David Daiches. his own country . Scots verse became a dialect verse used for humorous or sentimental purposes , in a patronizing or an exhibitionist manner . Most serious poets turned to English , and left their country behind , often ...
David Daiches. his own country . Scots verse became a dialect verse used for humorous or sentimental purposes , in a patronizing or an exhibitionist manner . Most serious poets turned to English , and left their country behind , often ...
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... verse to express his emotions of love , friendship or amusement or his ironic contemplation of the social scene . But these were not spontaneous effusions by an almost illiterate poet . Burns was a very conscious craftsman ; his entries ...
... verse to express his emotions of love , friendship or amusement or his ironic contemplation of the social scene . But these were not spontaneous effusions by an almost illiterate poet . Burns was a very conscious craftsman ; his entries ...
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