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... pride at work here one of the many one of the main aspects of the pride which he himself diagnosed as constituents of his character - and the pride in this case was both social and literary . He , the son of a 48 ROBERT BURNS.
... pride at work here one of the many one of the main aspects of the pride which he himself diagnosed as constituents of his character - and the pride in this case was both social and literary . He , the son of a 48 ROBERT BURNS.
Page 108
... pride , " " glory , " and " fame ” are precise words , and they appear in three suc- cessive lines of the Ramsay quotation . " Pride in poets is nae sin . " Pride , as we have seen , is a key word in Burns's vocabulary and a key factor ...
... pride , " " glory , " and " fame ” are precise words , and they appear in three suc- cessive lines of the Ramsay quotation . " Pride in poets is nae sin . " Pride , as we have seen , is a key word in Burns's vocabulary and a key factor ...
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... pride , I scorn each selfish end , My dearest meed , a friend's esteem and praise : To you I sing , in simple Scottish lays , The lowly train in life's sequester'd scene ; The native feelings strong , the guileless ways , What Aiken in ...
... pride , I scorn each selfish end , My dearest meed , a friend's esteem and praise : To you I sing , in simple Scottish lays , The lowly train in life's sequester'd scene ; The native feelings strong , the guileless ways , What Aiken in ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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