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... collection of Scots poems , both old and new , some in the vernacu- lar , some in standard English . It is clear from Watson's introduction that the poems in the vernacular constituted the raison d'ĂȘtre of the collection , and the ...
... collection of Scots poems , both old and new , some in the vernacu- lar , some in standard English . It is clear from Watson's introduction that the poems in the vernacular constituted the raison d'ĂȘtre of the collection , and the ...
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... collection by David Herd already referred to ; Herd's first edition appeared in 1769 and a second enlarged edition in two volumes in 1776. There were also many collections of the tunes alone , arranged for a variety of instru- ments ...
... collection by David Herd already referred to ; Herd's first edition appeared in 1769 and a second enlarged edition in two volumes in 1776. There were also many collections of the tunes alone , arranged for a variety of instru- ments ...
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... Collection of Original Poems by the Rev. Mr. Blacklock and other Scotch Gentlemen , A , 31 Collection of Scots Tunes ( Adam Craig ) , 21 Commonplace Book , 49 , 51 , 66 , 70 , 80 , 180 , 248 , 332 " Composed in Spring , " 250 " Corn ...
... Collection of Original Poems by the Rev. Mr. Blacklock and other Scotch Gentlemen , A , 31 Collection of Scots Tunes ( Adam Craig ) , 21 Commonplace Book , 49 , 51 , 66 , 70 , 80 , 180 , 248 , 332 " Composed in Spring , " 250 " Corn ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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