The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a Criticism on His Writing. To which are Prefixed, Some Observations on the Character and Condition of the Scottish Peasantry, Volume 4T. Cadell and W. Davies ; and W. Creech at Edinburgh, 1813 |
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... by Pleyel " and Kozeluch ; with select and characteristic Verses , by " the most admired Scottish Poets , " & c . printed and sold by PRESTON , No. 97 , Strand . London , one in which the Public may be congratulated in various.
... by Pleyel " and Kozeluch ; with select and characteristic Verses , by " the most admired Scottish Poets , " & c . printed and sold by PRESTON , No. 97 , Strand . London , one in which the Public may be congratulated in various.
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... Verses for some of the Scottish Airs , and to revise former Songs , · · • II . Mr. B. to Mr. T. promising assistance , III . Mr. T. to Mr. B. sending some Tunes , IV . Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " The Lea Rig , " and " Will ye go to the ...
... Verses for some of the Scottish Airs , and to revise former Songs , · · • II . Mr. B. to Mr. T. promising assistance , III . Mr. T. to Mr. B. sending some Tunes , IV . Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " The Lea Rig , " and " Will ye go to the ...
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... verses ; and hence , some charming melodies are united to mere nonsense and doggerel , while others are accommodated with rhymes so loose and indelicate , as cannot be sung in decent com- pany . To remove this reproach , would be an ...
... verses ; and hence , some charming melodies are united to mere nonsense and doggerel , while others are accommodated with rhymes so loose and indelicate , as cannot be sung in decent com- pany . To remove this reproach , would be an ...
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... verses , there is , on my part , an end of the matter . Whether in the simplicity of the ballad , or the pathos of the song , I can only hope to please myself in being allowed at least a sprinkling of our native tongue . English verses ...
... verses , there is , on my part , an end of the matter . Whether in the simplicity of the ballad , or the pathos of the song , I can only hope to please myself in being allowed at least a sprinkling of our native tongue . English verses ...
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... verses that have merit , very eligible , wherever new verses are necessary ; because the English becomes every year more and more the language of Scotland ; but if you mean that no English verses , except those by Scottish authors ...
... verses that have merit , very eligible , wherever new verses are necessary ; because the English becomes every year more and more the language of Scotland ; but if you mean that no English verses , except those by Scottish authors ...
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