Works of Robert Burns, Vol. 1 of 4: With His Life (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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With something of hope and fear, I aj'er this work to my country. I have endeavoured to relate the checgueredfor tunes, delineate the character, and trace the Illustrious Peas ant with candor and accuracy his farming speculati - excise schemes - political feelings and poetic musings are discussed with a fulness not common to biography and his sharp lampoons and personal sallies are alluded to with all possible tenderness to the living and respect for the dead In writing the Poet's Life I have availed myself of his un published journals, private letters, manuscript verses, and of well-authenticated anecdotes and traits of character sup plied by his friends; and I have arranged his works as much as might be in the order of their composition, and ii lustrated them with such notes, critical, historical, and bio graphical, as seemed necessary. Of verse, one hundred and odd pieces will be found in this edition, more'than Cur rie's octavo contains. The number of letters, too, are ma terially increased - but nothing is admitted which bears not the true Burns' stamp. The embellishments are of high merit: the portrait of the Poet has called forth the commen dation of several who had the honor of his acquaintance.
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With something of hope and fear, I aj'er this work to my country. I have endeavoured to relate the checgueredfor tunes, delineate the character, and trace the Illustrious Peas ant with candor and accuracy his farming speculati - excise schemes - political feelings and poetic musings are discussed with a fulness not common to biography and his sharp lampoons and personal sallies are alluded to with all possible tenderness to the living and respect for the dead In writing the Poet's Life I have availed myself of his un published journals, private letters, manuscript verses, and of well-authenticated anecdotes and traits of character sup plied by his friends; and I have arranged his works as much as might be in the order of their composition, and ii lustrated them with such notes, critical, historical, and bio graphical, as seemed necessary. Of verse, one hundred and odd pieces will be found in this edition, more'than Cur rie's octavo contains. The number of letters, too, are ma terially increased - but nothing is admitted which bears not the true Burns' stamp. The embellishments are of high merit: the portrait of the Poet has called forth the commen dation of several who had the honor of his acquaintance.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
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- ISBN 13 9781331258056
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- Number of pages536
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