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... feeling ran high in Edinburgh , opponents did not always confine themselves to a war with paper , and at least one fatal catastrophe occurred , which left a lasting impression on Lockhart's mind . It was through the political bias of ...
... feeling ran high in Edinburgh , opponents did not always confine themselves to a war with paper , and at least one fatal catastrophe occurred , which left a lasting impression on Lockhart's mind . It was through the political bias of ...
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... feeling now in its fullest force his desolate and lonely state , he turned to his former home once more , and there , amidst those scenes which had witnessed his youthful ambition and love , and which genius has immortalized , his ...
... feeling now in its fullest force his desolate and lonely state , he turned to his former home once more , and there , amidst those scenes which had witnessed his youthful ambition and love , and which genius has immortalized , his ...
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... feeling ; despising every species of vanity , pretension , and cant ; unfailing in his homage to the humblest worth . His reserve never prevented his intellect from having fair play , but it greatly impeded the justice due to his nobler ...
... feeling ; despising every species of vanity , pretension , and cant ; unfailing in his homage to the humblest worth . His reserve never prevented his intellect from having fair play , but it greatly impeded the justice due to his nobler ...
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... feelings like his had existed , without strength like his to control them . The removal of the family to Lochlea , in the parish of Tarbolton , took place when Burns was in his sixteenth year.2 He had some time before this made his ...
... feelings like his had existed , without strength like his to control them . The removal of the family to Lochlea , in the parish of Tarbolton , took place when Burns was in his sixteenth year.2 He had some time before this made his ...
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... feelings of his opening manhood . 1 " My father was a farmer Upon the Carrick border , And carefully he bred me In decency and order . He bade me act a manly part , Though I had ne'er a farthing ; For without an honest manly heart No ...
... feelings of his opening manhood . 1 " My father was a farmer Upon the Carrick border , And carefully he bred me In decency and order . He bade me act a manly part , Though I had ne'er a farthing ; For without an honest manly heart No ...
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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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Page 194 - Bagdat, in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and passing from one thought to another, Surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream.
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Page 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?