The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: Edited from the Best Printed and Manuscript Authorities, with Glossarial Index, and a Biographical Memoir, Volume 2Macmillan and Company, 1865 |
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... Thomson , Burns writes : - ' Let me tell you that you are too fastidious in your ideas of songs and ballads . I own that your criticisms are just the songs you specify in your list have , all but one , the faults you remark in them ...
... Thomson , Burns writes : - ' Let me tell you that you are too fastidious in your ideas of songs and ballads . I own that your criticisms are just the songs you specify in your list have , all but one , the faults you remark in them ...
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... Thomson . 82 9 Duncan Gray was suggested by a ' somewhat licentious ditty published in ' Johnson's Museum : ' the first and part of the third line being retained . With reference to this song , Burns wrote to Mr. Thomson , December ...
... Thomson . 82 9 Duncan Gray was suggested by a ' somewhat licentious ditty published in ' Johnson's Museum : ' the first and part of the third line being retained . With reference to this song , Burns wrote to Mr. Thomson , December ...
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... Thomson , January , 1793 : - The very name of Peter Pindar is an acqui- sition to your work . His " Gregory " is beautiful . I have tried to give you a set of stanzas in Scots on the same subject , which are at your service . Not that I ...
... Thomson , January , 1793 : - The very name of Peter Pindar is an acqui- sition to your work . His " Gregory " is beautiful . I have tried to give you a set of stanzas in Scots on the same subject , which are at your service . Not that I ...
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... Thomson replied in April : Your Here awa , Willie , must undergo alterations to suit the air . Mr. Erskine and I have been conning it over ; he will suggest what is necessary to make them a fit match . ' Some of these alterations Burns ...
... Thomson replied in April : Your Here awa , Willie , must undergo alterations to suit the air . Mr. Erskine and I have been conning it over ; he will suggest what is necessary to make them a fit match . ' Some of these alterations Burns ...
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... Thomson if this stanza is not original . 21 Var . Thy handsome foot thou shalt not set In burn or byre to trouble thee . MS . copy . I In August , 1793 , Burns wrote Mr. Thomson : - ' I have tried my hand on Robin Adair , and you will ...
... Thomson if this stanza is not original . 21 Var . Thy handsome foot thou shalt not set In burn or byre to trouble thee . MS . copy . I In August , 1793 , Burns wrote Mr. Thomson : - ' I have tried my hand on Robin Adair , and you will ...
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aboon Allan Cunningham Amang auld auld lang syne Balmaghie banks Birks of Aberfeldy blast blaw blithe bonie lass bonie Mary bosom braes braw Burns wrote canna cauld charms Chloris CHORUS claut dearie Deil e'en e'er EPITAPH Eppie fair Farewell flower frae gane Gavin Hamilton glen green gude hame heart Highland Highland laddie hill ilka Jamie John Barleycorn Kilmarnock kiss laddie Laird lassie lo'es Lord luve Mauchline maun monie morning nae mair naething nane ne'er never night Nith o'er owre roar sang simmer sing soger song sweet syne tear thee There's Thomson thou thro thyme troggin TUNE verses wander warl weary weel Whigs whistle wild Willie win my love wind winna ye'll ye're young
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