Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 43
... reading for children ( Robert , the eldest , was only nine years old at the time ) . We should like to know what was going on in the mind of grave William Burnes as he heard the young tutor reading that bloody play to his children and ...
... reading for children ( Robert , the eldest , was only nine years old at the time ) . We should like to know what was going on in the mind of grave William Burnes as he heard the young tutor reading that bloody play to his children and ...
Page 53
... reading . — The Collection of Songs was my vade mecum . - I pored over them , driving my cart or walking to labor , song by song , verse by verse ; carefully noting the true tender or sublime from affectation and fustian . - I am ...
... reading . — The Collection of Songs was my vade mecum . - I pored over them , driving my cart or walking to labor , song by song , verse by verse ; carefully noting the true tender or sublime from affectation and fustian . - I am ...
Page 369
... reading , 37-40 , 43-45 study of surveying , 51-52 ( 1777-1784 ) Lochlie , 52-70 dancing school , 54 death of father , 67 early attempts at poetry , 60 Freemasons , 67 illness , 64 , 67 Irvine interlude , 62-67 love affairs , 47-52 , 55 ...
... reading , 37-40 , 43-45 study of surveying , 51-52 ( 1777-1784 ) Lochlie , 52-70 dancing school , 54 death of father , 67 early attempts at poetry , 60 Freemasons , 67 illness , 64 , 67 Irvine interlude , 62-67 love affairs , 47-52 , 55 ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
Copyright | |
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