Robert Burns and His Myth : an Inaugural Lecture Delivered on 10th December, 1970 at the University of Ghana, LegonGhana Universities Press, 1971 - 39 Seiten |
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... Dumfries which he had leased from a banker friend , Patrick Miller , one of his Edinburgh patrons . He had an Excise commission in his pocket . Jean Armour was now acknowledged as his wife . It was a sad anti - climax : ' By banks of ...
... Dumfries which he had leased from a banker friend , Patrick Miller , one of his Edinburgh patrons . He had an Excise commission in his pocket . Jean Armour was now acknowledged as his wife . It was a sad anti - climax : ' By banks of ...
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... Dumfries . Pro- motion came a few months later ( February 1792 ) . Now it seemed that he might relax ; his visitors ... Dumfries Volunteers . He was soon appointed acting supervisor of Excise at Dumfries ' a department that occupies his ...
... Dumfries . Pro- motion came a few months later ( February 1792 ) . Now it seemed that he might relax ; his visitors ... Dumfries Volunteers . He was soon appointed acting supervisor of Excise at Dumfries ' a department that occupies his ...
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... Dumfries Volunteers . One vice was left : drunkardness . His Executors were worried over the financial position and decided quickly to launch an appeal on behalf of the widow and her family . The result was disappointing ; only £ 400 ...
... Dumfries Volunteers . One vice was left : drunkardness . His Executors were worried over the financial position and decided quickly to launch an appeal on behalf of the widow and her family . The result was disappointing ; only £ 400 ...
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