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... published . The Orpheus Caledonius , published in London in 1725 , contained about fifty Scottish songs with the music , and was followed in 1733 by a greatly enlarged edition in two volumes . Its editor , William Thomson- " who ...
... published . The Orpheus Caledonius , published in London in 1725 , contained about fifty Scottish songs with the music , and was followed in 1733 by a greatly enlarged edition in two volumes . Its editor , William Thomson- " who ...
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... published his Treatise on Human Nature in 1739 and his Essays Moral and Political ( with more success ) in 1741- 1742. His Essay on Human Understanding in 1748 established his reputation as a European philosopher . In 1753 , William ...
... published his Treatise on Human Nature in 1739 and his Essays Moral and Political ( with more success ) in 1741- 1742. His Essay on Human Understanding in 1748 established his reputation as a European philosopher . In 1753 , William ...
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... published while Burns was still alive was " Tam o ' Shanter , " which first appeared in 1791 and which was included in the 1793 edition . The most important part of Burns's mission in Edinburgh had thus been successful . He had published ...
... published while Burns was still alive was " Tam o ' Shanter , " which first appeared in 1791 and which was included in the 1793 edition . The most important part of Burns's mission in Edinburgh had thus been successful . He had published ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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