The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 strán (strany) |
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... circumstances . " These defects of temper did not , however , obscure the sterling worth of William Burnes in the eyes of Mr. Fer- guson ; who , when the gardener expressed a wish to try his fortune on a farm of his , then vacant , and ...
... circumstances . " These defects of temper did not , however , obscure the sterling worth of William Burnes in the eyes of Mr. Fer- guson ; who , when the gardener expressed a wish to try his fortune on a farm of his , then vacant , and ...
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... age of seventy - seven , in the year 1824. He was in poor circumstances , eking out his professional earnings by keeping a little stationery shop . ] of content than in any palace in Europe . The 6 LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
... age of seventy - seven , in the year 1824. He was in poor circumstances , eking out his professional earnings by keeping a little stationery shop . ] of content than in any palace in Europe . The 6 LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
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... in Edinburgh . Their friendship was farther cemented by the circumstance that in the summer following they met at the Ayr Grammar School , where the poet spent some weeks by " We lived very poorly , " says the poet LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
... in Edinburgh . Their friendship was farther cemented by the circumstance that in the summer following they met at the Ayr Grammar School , where the poet spent some weeks by " We lived very poorly , " says the poet LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
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... circumstances , these reflections produced in my brother's mind and mine sensations of the deepest distress . I doubt not but the hard labour and sorrow of this period of his life , was in a great measure the cause of that depression of ...
... circumstances , these reflections produced in my brother's mind and mine sensations of the deepest distress . I doubt not but the hard labour and sorrow of this period of his life , was in a great measure the cause of that depression of ...
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... circumstance be entirely overlooked , that in the piece which we have just been quoting , there occurs but one Scotch word ... circumstances and feelings of his opening manhood . 1 " My father was a farmer Upon the Carrick border , And ...
... circumstance be entirely overlooked , that in the piece which we have just been quoting , there occurs but one Scotch word ... circumstances and feelings of his opening manhood . 1 " My father was a farmer Upon the Carrick border , And ...
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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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