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Page 14
R . B . ” The preceding note states that the contest occurred on the 16th October ,
1790 ; but it is evident from a letter written by Burns to Captain Riddel , from
Ellisland , on the same day in the preceding year , that it was then intended to
take ...
R . B . ” The preceding note states that the contest occurred on the 16th October ,
1790 ; but it is evident from a letter written by Burns to Captain Riddel , from
Ellisland , on the same day in the preceding year , that it was then intended to
take ...
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... No two virtues , whatever relation they claim , VAR . ' warmly . MS . in Burns '
writing . Nor even two different shades of the same , Though. 2 Human nature ' s .
MS . your . Ms . * This verse does not occur in the copy which OF BURNS . 19.
... No two virtues , whatever relation they claim , VAR . ' warmly . MS . in Burns '
writing . Nor even two different shades of the same , Though. 2 Human nature ' s .
MS . your . Ms . * This verse does not occur in the copy which OF BURNS . 19.
Page 28
This verse does not occur in the copy which Burns sent to Cunningham on the
23rd January , 1791 , but it is in the copy which he enclosed to Mrs . Dunlop on
the 7th of February following . thirty - second year , in 1794 . He was. 28 THE ...
This verse does not occur in the copy which Burns sent to Cunningham on the
23rd January , 1791 , but it is in the copy which he enclosed to Mrs . Dunlop on
the 7th of February following . thirty - second year , in 1794 . He was. 28 THE ...
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... not occur in the edition of 1793 or 1794 . * The Chamber of Commerce of
Edinburgh , of which. OF BURNS . SONNET,* ...
... not occur in the edition of 1793 or 1794 . * The Chamber of Commerce of
Edinburgh , of which. OF BURNS . SONNET,* ...
Page 53
Scenes so abhorrent to my heart ! ' Tis thine to pity and forgive . * The Poet ' s
hopes , alas ! were not realized . He died soon after these lines were written . †
Allan Cunningham says the excess , which the Poet laments , occurred at the
table of ...
Scenes so abhorrent to my heart ! ' Tis thine to pity and forgive . * The Poet ' s
hopes , alas ! were not realized . He died soon after these lines were written . †
Allan Cunningham says the excess , which the Poet laments , occurred at the
table of ...
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| Title | The poetical works of Robert Burns. [With] (Memoir of Burns, by sir H. Nicolas). Volume 2 of The poetical works of Robert Burns. [With], sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas |
| Author | Robert Burns |
| Published | 1866 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 7 Aug 2006 |
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