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Page 69
... heart is to “ study men , their manners , and their ways ; " and for this darling subject , I chearfully sacri- fice every other consideration . I am quite indolent about those great con- cerns that set the bustling , busy Sons of Care ...
... heart is to “ study men , their manners , and their ways ; " and for this darling subject , I chearfully sacri- fice every other consideration . I am quite indolent about those great con- cerns that set the bustling , busy Sons of Care ...
Page 86
... heart's blood " is extracted . The poem ends on a bacchanalian and patriotic note which hardly suits the elemental quality of the subject and the simple ballad form in which Burns handles it . The next entry is in June , 1785 , and it ...
... heart's blood " is extracted . The poem ends on a bacchanalian and patriotic note which hardly suits the elemental quality of the subject and the simple ballad form in which Burns handles it . The next entry is in June , 1785 , and it ...
Page 130
... hearts this day converts O ' sinners and o ' Lasses ! There's some are fou o ' love divine ; There's some are fou o ' brandy . In using theological terms to describe the softening of the girls ' hearts- Their hearts o ' stane gin night ...
... hearts this day converts O ' sinners and o ' Lasses ! There's some are fou o ' love divine ; There's some are fou o ' brandy . In using theological terms to describe the softening of the girls ' hearts- Their hearts o ' stane gin night ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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