The Life of Robert BurnsG. Bell and Sons, 1905 - 349 pages |
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... talents and achievements caused him to shrink from accepting it , and to shut himself up , as it were , in the indomitable reserve which characterised him . His mind was eminently practical ; quick to discern be- tween the semblance and ...
... talents and achievements caused him to shrink from accepting it , and to shut himself up , as it were , in the indomitable reserve which characterised him . His mind was eminently practical ; quick to discern be- tween the semblance and ...
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... talent , and a strength of thought , something like the rudiments of good sense ; and it will not seem well as his not being amenable to counsel , which often irritated my father , and which he would naturally think a dancing school was ...
... talent , and a strength of thought , something like the rudiments of good sense ; and it will not seem well as his not being amenable to counsel , which often irritated my father , and which he would naturally think a dancing school was ...
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... talents they were not the worst , Nor yet my education ; Resolv'd was I at least to try To mend my situation . " No help , nor hope , nor view had I , Nor person to befriend me ; So I must toil , and sweat , and moil , And labour to ...
... talents they were not the worst , Nor yet my education ; Resolv'd was I at least to try To mend my situation . " No help , nor hope , nor view had I , Nor person to befriend me ; So I must toil , and sweat , and moil , And labour to ...
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... talents , to whom he afterwards indited a poetical epistle , which will be noticed in its place.2 " Rhyme , " Burns says , " I had given up ; " ( on going to ' [ This anecdote from Walker is to be received with caution . There never was ...
... talents , to whom he afterwards indited a poetical epistle , which will be noticed in its place.2 " Rhyme , " Burns says , " I had given up ; " ( on going to ' [ This anecdote from Walker is to be received with caution . There never was ...
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... talents and acquirements , otherwise such minds as his and Let nane e'er join us who refuse To aid the lads that haud the ploughs , To choose their friends and wale their wives , To ease the labours of their lives . " These lines ...
... talents and acquirements , otherwise such minds as his and Let nane e'er join us who refuse To aid the lads that haud the ploughs , To choose their friends and wale their wives , To ease the labours of their lives . " These lines ...
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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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