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... racter 80. To Sir John Whitefoord . Dec. Thanks for friendship . Reflections on the poetical cha- ยท 121 . a 31 81. To Miss Williams . Dec. A critique on her poem of " The Slave Trade " 122 . * e 31 To Miss Chalmers . Sept. 16. Touching ...
... racter 80. To Sir John Whitefoord . Dec. Thanks for friendship . Reflections on the poetical cha- ยท 121 . a 31 81. To Miss Williams . Dec. A critique on her poem of " The Slave Trade " 122 . * e 31 To Miss Chalmers . Sept. 16. Touching ...
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... racter , at least at this time of day , has raised a partial tide of public notice which has borne me to a height , where I am absolutely , feelingly certain , my abilities are inadequate to support me ; and too surely do I see that ...
... racter , at least at this time of day , has raised a partial tide of public notice which has borne me to a height , where I am absolutely , feelingly certain , my abilities are inadequate to support me ; and too surely do I see that ...
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... racter has by far the greatest share in the learned and I knew no other employment than following the plough , polite notice I have lately had ; and in a language where nor could boast any thing higher than a distant ac- Pope and ...
... racter has by far the greatest share in the learned and I knew no other employment than following the plough , polite notice I have lately had ; and in a language where nor could boast any thing higher than a distant ac- Pope and ...
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... racter , which gave me the notice of my. as to be indifferent to old , and once dear connexions . The truth is , I was determined to write a good letter , full of argument , amplification , erudition , and , as Bayes says , all that . I ...
... racter , which gave me the notice of my. as to be indifferent to old , and once dear connexions . The truth is , I was determined to write a good letter , full of argument , amplification , erudition , and , as Bayes says , all that . I ...
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... racter , which gave me the notice of my country , and the patronage of a Wallace . Thus , honoured Madam , I have given you the bard , R. B. his situation , and his views , native as they are in his own bosom . No. XLVII . TO MISS MY ...
... racter , which gave me the notice of my country , and the patronage of a Wallace . Thus , honoured Madam , I have given you the bard , R. B. his situation , and his views , native as they are in his own bosom . No. XLVII . TO MISS MY ...
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acquaintance admire Auchtertyre auld Ayrshire ballad bard beautiful bosom Burns's character charming compliments copy Creech dare dear Sir DEAR SIR-I delighted Dugald Stewart Dumfries DUNLOP Earl of Glencairn Edinburgh Ellisland enclosed epistle esteem Excise fancy farm favour favourite feelings friendship GAVIN HAMILTON genius gentleman give Glencairn Gordon Castle happy hear heart Heaven honest honour hope humble servant idea Jenny Geddes Kilmarnock kind lady late letter Lord Madam Mauchline merit mind miserable Miss Mossgiel muse never night obliged perhaps pleased pleasure poem poet poetic poetry poor present racter respect rhyming ROBERT Robert Burns Robert Fergusson Scotch Scotland Scots Scottish sentiments sincerely song soul stanzas taste tell thee thing THOMSON TO BURNS thou thought tion tune verses WILLIAM DUNBAR wish worth write