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Page 142
... Burns is ironically assuming the position of Smith's orthodox enemies . He himself was on the side of good works and benevolence . But Burns's irony has been misread by some otherwise perceptive scholars : J.C. Furnas , in his admirable ...
... Burns is ironically assuming the position of Smith's orthodox enemies . He himself was on the side of good works and benevolence . But Burns's irony has been misread by some otherwise perceptive scholars : J.C. Furnas , in his admirable ...
Page 144
... Burns's antipathy to ' the preaching cant ' and ' the rigid feature ' , and his belief in a ben- evolent Creator seems to have been genuine too . The contrast between ' an atheist laugh ' and ' Deity offended ' sounds some- what glib ...
... Burns's antipathy to ' the preaching cant ' and ' the rigid feature ' , and his belief in a ben- evolent Creator seems to have been genuine too . The contrast between ' an atheist laugh ' and ' Deity offended ' sounds some- what glib ...
Page 145
... Burns sent it to the Editor of the London Star with a facetious note signed ' Duncan M'Leerie ' . ' Duncan Macleerie ' is a bawdy song to be found in The Merry Muses of Caledonia . One of the paradoxes of the religious position in ...
... Burns sent it to the Editor of the London Star with a facetious note signed ' Duncan M'Leerie ' . ' Duncan Macleerie ' is a bawdy song to be found in The Merry Muses of Caledonia . One of the paradoxes of the religious position in ...
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