The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 стор. |
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... labours of Cromek , Walker , and Peterkin , and supplying many blanks from the stores of his own recollection , produced at last a book , in which almost everything that should be — and some things that never should have been - told ...
... labours of Cromek , Walker , and Peterkin , and supplying many blanks from the stores of his own recollection , produced at last a book , in which almost everything that should be — and some things that never should have been - told ...
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... labour , and hopes only re- newed to be baffled , had at last exhausted a robust but irritable structure and temperament of body and of mind . In the midst of the harassing struggles which found this termination , William Burnes appears ...
... labour , and hopes only re- newed to be baffled , had at last exhausted a robust but irritable structure and temperament of body and of mind . In the midst of the harassing struggles which found this termination , William Burnes appears ...
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... for some time almost the only companion we had . He conversed familiarly on all subjects with us , as if we had been men ; and was at great pains , while we accompanied 6 him in the labours of the farm , to 10 LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
... for some time almost the only companion we had . He conversed familiarly on all subjects with us , as if we had been men ; and was at great pains , while we accompanied 6 him in the labours of the farm , to 10 LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS .
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John Gibson Lockhart William Scott Douglas. 6 him in the labours of the farm , to lead the conversation to such ... labour of the farm ! ' [ These little sojournings , during the summer season of 1772 , in the village of Dalrymple , were ...
John Gibson Lockhart William Scott Douglas. 6 him in the labours of the farm , to lead the conversation to such ... labour of the farm ! ' [ These little sojournings , during the summer season of 1772 , in the village of Dalrymple , were ...
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... labour and the most rigid economy . We lived very sparingly . For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house ... labours of the farm . My brother , at the age of thirteen , assisted in thrash- ing the crop of corn , and at ...
... labour and the most rigid economy . We lived very sparingly . For several years butcher's meat was a stranger in the house ... labours of the farm . My brother , at the age of thirteen , assisted in thrash- ing the crop of corn , and at ...
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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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Сторінка 190 - O Mary! dear departed shade! Where is thy place of blissful rest? See'st thou thy lover lowly laid? Hear'st thou the groans that rend his breast?