Robert BurnsPresents a definitive and complete appraisal of Robert Burns and his poetry. |
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Page 98
... tone of Burns's later references to Mary ) , it is hard to explain away the discovery in 1920 that a newborn infant had been buried at the foot of Mary's grave . When Mary died , in October , 1786 , she may well have died in giving ...
... tone of Burns's later references to Mary ) , it is hard to explain away the discovery in 1920 that a newborn infant had been buried at the foot of Mary's grave . When Mary died , in October , 1786 , she may well have died in giving ...
Page 272
... tone . In the epistle to Graham , Burns was carefully playing a part , trying to say what would impress and avoid what would offend , and at the same time to refrain from saying anything that would injure his own pride . The result is a ...
... tone . In the epistle to Graham , Burns was carefully playing a part , trying to say what would impress and avoid what would offend , and at the same time to refrain from saying anything that would injure his own pride . The result is a ...
Page 292
... tone of the poem . The tone is at once comic and full of suspense , shrewd yet irresponsible , mocking yet sympathetic ; there is a fine balance here between mere supernatural anecdote and the precisely etched realistic picture , and it ...
... tone of the poem . The tone is at once comic and full of suspense , shrewd yet irresponsible , mocking yet sympathetic ; there is a fine balance here between mere supernatural anecdote and the precisely etched realistic picture , and it ...
Contents
Preface V | 1 |
Chapter Two GROWTH OF A POET | 34 |
Chapter Three THE KILMARNOCK VOLUME | 105 |
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