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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Page 343
1828
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...posthumous works. He said he was well aware that his death would occasion some noise, and that every scrap of his writing would be revived against him...resentment would restrain them, or prevent the censures of shrill-tongued malice, or the insidious sarcasms of envy, from pouring forth all their venom to blast...
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The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Volume 12

1801 - 452 pages
...posthumous works. He said he was well aware that his death would occasion some noise, and that every scrap of his writing would be revived against him...resentment would restrain them, or prevent the censures of shrill-tongued malice, or the insidious sarcasms of envy, from pouring forth all their venom to blast...
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The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on ..., Volume 2

David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...posthumous works. He said he was well aware that his death would occasion some noise, and that every scrap of his writing would be revived against him...reputation ; that letters and verses written with improper freedom, and which he earnestly wished to have buried in oblivion, would be handed about by...
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Reliques of Robert Burns: Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and ...

Robert Burns - 1808 - 496 pages
...expressed by Burns, in nearly his last moments; " that every scrap of his writing would be re" vived against him to the injury of his future " reputation ; that letters and papers written " with unguarded and improper freedom, and " which he earnestly wished to have buried...
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Reliques of Robert Burns: Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and ...

Robert Burns - 1809 - 326 pages
...writing "would be revived against him to the injury of his "future reputation; that letters and papers written "with unguarded and improper freedom, and...would restrain them, or " prevent the censures of shrill-tongued malice, or the " insidious sarcasms of envy, from pouring forth all " their venom to...
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Reliques of Robert Burns: Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and ...

Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...indifferent to the apprehensions so strongly expressed by Burns, in nearly his last moments; "that every scrap of his writing " would be revived against him...injury of his "future reputation; that letters and papers written " with unguarded and improper freedom, and which " he earnestly wished to have buried...
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Reliques of Robert Burns: Consisting Chiefly of Original Letters, Poems, and ...

Robert Burns - 1809 - 328 pages
...indifferent to the apprehensions so strongly expressed by Burns, in nearly his last moments; "that every scrap of his writing •'would be revived against...injury of his "future reputation; that letters and papers written " with unguarded and improper freedom, and which " he earnestly wished to have buried...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 1

Robert Burns, James Currie - 1814 - 502 pages
...well aware that his death would oeeasion some noise, and that every serap of his writing, would he revived against him to the injury of his future reputation:...verses written with unguarded and improper freedom, and whieh he earnestly wished to have huried in ohlivion, would he handed ahout hy idle vanity or malevolenee,...
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life ..., Issue 670, Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 pages
...posthumous works. He said he was well aware that his death would occasion some noise, and, that every scrap of his writing would be revived against him to the injury of Ins future reputation : that letters and verses written with unguarded and improper freedom, and which...
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Lives of Scottish poets [ed. by A. Sempil]. 3 vols. [in 6 pt.].

Society of ancient Scots - 1821 - 226 pages
...posthumous works. He said, he was well aware (hat hia death would occasion some noise, and that every scrap of his writing would be revived against him...in oblivion, would be handed about by idle vanity and malevolence, when no dread of his resentment would restrain them, or prevent; the censures of shrill-tongued...
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