Poems by Robert Burns, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from Poems by Robert Burns, Vol. 1 of 2: With an Account of His Life, and Miscellaneous Remarks on His Writings, Containing Also Many Poems and Letters, Not Printed in Doctor Currie's EditionAware of the indispensible necessity of a Bio graphical Memoir of a Poet whose Life and Writings have, for the last 20 years, excited so uncommon a degree of interest throughout the most remote corners of the British Empire, and not having it in his power to avail himself of the labours of the amiable and judicious Dr Currie, Mr Morison, on commencing this publi cation, had applied to an acquaintance and ad mirer of the Bard, - ~to draw up a Sketch of the Life of his illustrious countryman. This gentle man, already not unknown in the literary world, agreed to the undertaking with much reluctance, and only at the repeated request of the Trustees of the late Publisher.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.