The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 strán (strany) |
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... hands , the performance is admitted to be a masterly one of its class ; kind , yet impartial ; animated with a refined spirit of criticism ; and , on the whole , a graceful treatment of his subject . The publishers having resolved to ...
... hands , the performance is admitted to be a masterly one of its class ; kind , yet impartial ; animated with a refined spirit of criticism ; and , on the whole , a graceful treatment of his subject . The publishers having resolved to ...
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... hands the " Review " not only maintained , but greatly increased its reputation , and during the twenty- seven years of his editorship his contributions were both numerous and valuable , noticeable among them being critical sketches of ...
... hands the " Review " not only maintained , but greatly increased its reputation , and during the twenty- seven years of his editorship his contributions were both numerous and valuable , noticeable among them being critical sketches of ...
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... hands , gave way at midnight ; and the infant poet and his mother were carried through the storm , to the shelter of a neighbouring hovel . The father , William Burnes ( for so he spelt his name ) , was the son of a farmer in ...
... hands , gave way at midnight ; and the infant poet and his mother were carried through the storm , to the shelter of a neighbouring hovel . The father , William Burnes ( for so he spelt his name ) , was the son of a farmer in ...
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... hand in the late wicked rebellion . " The collection of certificates referred to still exists in the hands of Gilbert's representatives , but the one just quoted is not in the bundle . The earliest of these , in favour of William Burnes ...
... hand in the late wicked rebellion . " The collection of certificates referred to still exists in the hands of Gilbert's representatives , but the one just quoted is not in the bundle . The earliest of these , in favour of William Burnes ...
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... hands of a harsh factor ( who afterwards sat for his picture in the " Twa Dogs " ) , Burnes was glad to give up his bargain at the end of six years.1 He then removed about ten miles to a larger and better farm , that of Lochlea , in the ...
... hands of a harsh factor ( who afterwards sat for his picture in the " Twa Dogs " ) , Burnes was glad to give up his bargain at the end of six years.1 He then removed about ten miles to a larger and better farm , that of Lochlea , in the ...
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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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