Life of Robert Burns, criticism on his writings. To which are prefixed, some observations on the Scottish peasantryT. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813 |
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... labour . I had the satisfaction of renewing my personal intercourse with a much valued friend , and of forming an acquaintance with a man , closely allied to Burns in talents as well as in blood , in whose whose future fortunes the ...
... labour . I had the satisfaction of renewing my personal intercourse with a much valued friend , and of forming an acquaintance with a man , closely allied to Burns in talents as well as in blood , in whose whose future fortunes the ...
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... educated in po- verty , and prepared for hardship and danger , patient of labour , and prodigal of life . * The * See Appendix , No. I. Note B. The preachers of the Reformation in Scotland were disciples of PREFATORY REMARKS . 7.
... educated in po- verty , and prepared for hardship and danger , patient of labour , and prodigal of life . * The * See Appendix , No. I. Note B. The preachers of the Reformation in Scotland were disciples of PREFATORY REMARKS . 7.
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... labour , may in- deed seem an indispensable duty of society ; and if , in the execution of a plan for this purpose , a distinction could be introduced , so as to ex- clude from its benefits those whose sufferings . are produced by ...
... labour , may in- deed seem an indispensable duty of society ; and if , in the execution of a plan for this purpose , a distinction could be introduced , so as to ex- clude from its benefits those whose sufferings . are produced by ...
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... labour , not a bless- ing , but a curse to the labourer ; who , if there be an excess in what he earns beyond his im- mediate necessities , may be expected to devote this excess to his present gratification ; trusting to the provision ...
... labour , not a bless- ing , but a curse to the labourer ; who , if there be an excess in what he earns beyond his im- mediate necessities , may be expected to devote this excess to his present gratification ; trusting to the provision ...
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... labour during the summer months . The school is usually a barn , and the arena for the performers is generally a clay floor . The dome is lighted by candles stuck in one end of a cloven stick , the other end of which is thrust into the ...
... labour during the summer months . The school is usually a barn , and the arena for the performers is generally a clay floor . The dome is lighted by candles stuck in one end of a cloven stick , the other end of which is thrust into the ...
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acquaintance affections afterwards Allan Ramsay appears Ayrshire Bachelor's Club ballad banks bard beautiful Blind Harry brother Burns's character charms circumstances composition conversation degree delicacy Dumfries Edinburgh Editor Ellisland English excelled expression fancy farm father favour Fergusson Fochabers friendship genius Gilbert Burns give habits happiness heart Highland honour house of Stuart humble humour imagination impression interesting Jedburgh Jenny Geddes Kilmarnock kind labour lady language letter lived manners Mauchline melancholy ment mentioned mind moral Mossgiel muse nae-body nature never night o'er objects observations occasion parish particular passion perhaps persons pleasure poems poet poet's poetical poetry powers racter Ramsay received respect Robert Burns rural rustic scenery scenes Scotland Scottish dialect Scottish songs seemed sensibility sentiments situation society strain stream sublime superior talents Tarbolton taste temper tender thou tion verses virtue William Burnes writing