The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 strán (strany) |
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... affectionate reverence with which his children ever regarded him , is attested by all who have described him as he ap- [ Not in the penmanship of William Burnes , but in that of the teacher , John Murdoch , who appears to have extended ...
... affectionate reverence with which his children ever regarded him , is attested by all who have described him as he ap- [ Not in the penmanship of William Burnes , but in that of the teacher , John Murdoch , who appears to have extended ...
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... affectionate father ; he took pleasure in leading his children in the path of virtue ; not in driving them , as some parents do , to the performance of duties to which they themselves are averse . He took care to find fault but very ...
... affectionate father ; he took pleasure in leading his children in the path of virtue ; not in driving them , as some parents do , to the performance of duties to which they themselves are averse . He took care to find fault but very ...
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... affections flowed out towards Madame de L- at the remise door , while the eternal vows of Eliza were upon him , so Robert was frequently 1 [ Really , from the 19th to the 26th , i.e. , from 1777 to 1784. ] 2 [ Gilbert's own words ( as ...
... affections flowed out towards Madame de L- at the remise door , while the eternal vows of Eliza were upon him , so Robert was frequently 1 [ Really , from the 19th to the 26th , i.e. , from 1777 to 1784. ] 2 [ Gilbert's own words ( as ...
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... affection be not really a part of virtue , ' tis something extremely akin to it . Whenever the thought of my E. warms my heart , every feeling of humanity , every principle of generosity , kindles in my breast . It extinguishes every ...
... affection be not really a part of virtue , ' tis something extremely akin to it . Whenever the thought of my E. warms my heart , every feeling of humanity , every principle of generosity , kindles in my breast . It extinguishes every ...
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... affection was preserved between his father and the relations from whom the accidents of life had separated that excellent person in boyhood , they appear to me - written by a young and unknown peasant in a wretched hovel , the abode of ...
... affection was preserved between his father and the relations from whom the accidents of life had separated that excellent person in boyhood , they appear to me - written by a young and unknown peasant in a wretched hovel , the abode of ...
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2nd Edition A. H. Bullen acquaintance addressed admiration afterwards Allan Cunningham appears auld Ayrshire bard beautiful Blair brother Burns's character circumstances composed correspondence Cromek Currie Currie's dear death delight Dugald Stewart Dumfries Dunlop early Edinburgh Elliesland English Essays Excise farm father favour favourite feelings Gavin Hamilton genius Gilbert Burns Greenock hand heart History honour Illustrations Irvine James Jean Jenny Geddes John kind labours lady lated letter lived Lockhart manners Mary Mauchline Memoir mind Mossgiel Muses nature never occasion parish passion perhaps period person pleasure poems poet poet's poetical poetry political Portraits printed Prose published reader residence revised Robert Burns Robert Chambers says scenes Scotch Scotland Scottish sentiments Shanter Sir Walter Scott society song spirit stanzas Stewart talents Tarbolton Thomson thought tion Trans Translated verses vols Walker William Burnes writing young
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