The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 стор. |
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... language and a taste for its literature , he was called , in 1816 , to the Scottish bar . His peculiar temperament , however , unfitted him to become successful in this career . He lacked two essentials - readiness of language and self ...
... language and a taste for its literature , he was called , in 1816 , to the Scottish bar . His peculiar temperament , however , unfitted him to become successful in this career . He lacked two essentials - readiness of language and self ...
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... language ; but you know the Scottish idiom -she was a bonnie , sweet , sonsie lass . In short , she , alto- gether unwittingly to herself , initiated me in that delicious passion , which , in spite of acid disappointment , gin - horse ...
... language ; but you know the Scottish idiom -she was a bonnie , sweet , sonsie lass . In short , she , alto- gether unwittingly to herself , initiated me in that delicious passion , which , in spite of acid disappointment , gin - horse ...
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... language , we are informed that no one delighted the illustrious Goethe more than " John Barleycorn . " It became his favourite post- prandial ditty . ] Wi ' kindly bleat , when she did spy him LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS . 29.
... language , we are informed that no one delighted the illustrious Goethe more than " John Barleycorn . " It became his favourite post- prandial ditty . ] Wi ' kindly bleat , when she did spy him LIFE OF ROBERT BURNS . 29.
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... language of refusal , still it was peremptory ; ' you were sorry you could not make me a return , but you wish me ' ( what , without you , I never can obtain ) all kind of happiness . ' It would be weak and un- manly to say that without ...
... language of refusal , still it was peremptory ; ' you were sorry you could not make me a return , but you wish me ' ( what , without you , I never can obtain ) all kind of happiness . ' It would be weak and un- manly to say that without ...
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... language ) the quantum of the sin , " he who , two years afterwards , wrote the " Cotter's Saturday Night , " had not , we may be sure , hardened his heart to the thought of bringing addi- tional sorrow and unexpected shame to the ...
... language ) the quantum of the sin , " he who , two years afterwards , wrote the " Cotter's Saturday Night , " had not , we may be sure , hardened his heart to the thought of bringing addi- tional sorrow and unexpected shame to 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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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?