The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 strán (strany) |
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... Lady Harriet Don , sister of the Earl of Glencairn ; and , above all , he has to acknowledge , with a lively sense of gratitude , the kindness of Mr. James Burnes of Montrose , in intrusting him with an interesting and valuable series ...
... Lady Harriet Don , sister of the Earl of Glencairn ; and , above all , he has to acknowledge , with a lively sense of gratitude , the kindness of Mr. James Burnes of Montrose , in intrusting him with an interesting and valuable series ...
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... Lady Winifred Constable , December 16 , 1789 , here first published in part . 2 [ There exists no recorded remark of Burns importing that he gave credence to , or even was aware of this " mere fiction " which the timid Gilbert took some ...
... Lady Winifred Constable , December 16 , 1789 , here first published in part . 2 [ There exists no recorded remark of Burns importing that he gave credence to , or even was aware of this " mere fiction " which the timid Gilbert took some ...
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... time . " I am still , " writes Burns to him in 1787 , " the old man with his deeds , as when we were sporting about the lady- thorn . " ] of course habitual deriders of the manners , as well 54 LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
... time . " I am still , " writes Burns to him in 1787 , " the old man with his deeds , as when we were sporting about the lady- thorn . " ] of course habitual deriders of the manners , as well 54 LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
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... ladies wish to be that love their lords . " And how slightly such a circumstance might affect the character and reputa- tion of a young woman in her sphere of rural life at that period , every Scotchman will understand - to any but a ...
... ladies wish to be that love their lords . " And how slightly such a circumstance might affect the character and reputa- tion of a young woman in her sphere of rural life at that period , every Scotchman will understand - to any but a ...
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... lady , then resident at their beautiful seat of Catrine , began to notice him with much fancy , amid the toil and fatigues of a laborious life ; to transcribe the various feelings , the loves , the griefs , the hopes , the fears , in ...
... lady , then resident at their beautiful seat of Catrine , began to notice him with much fancy , amid the toil and fatigues of a laborious life ; to transcribe the various feelings , the loves , the griefs , the hopes , the fears , in ...
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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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