A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
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Excerpt from A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Incorporating a Glossary of Scotch Words, With Notes, Index, and Appendix of Readings Shakespeare has his Concordance; lesser poets, such as Tennyson and Cowper, have theirs - why not Burns, the National Poet of Scotland? It may be said that Burns is not a voluminous writer; yet there are no fewer than six hundred distinct pieces in his "Poems and Songs;" and the difficulty of verifying a quotation, finding a phrase, a happy expression, or the exact words of a passage, is further augmented by the hopeless character of the Index to any "Edition" that may be possessed. But, apart from the question of utility, a genius like Burns - wielding with unrivalled power what Ruskin characterises as "the sweetest, richest, subtlest, most musical of all the living dialects of Europe" - is a writer whose every word is deserving of study. This Concordance claims to be not only a complete Verbal but also a complete Phrase Concordance - the first instance in which this combination has been attempted. In view of the fact that no poet, except Shakespeare, is more quotable than Burns, the aim has been to give every quotation in sufficient fulness to serve the purpose of the literary man, the public speaker, or the conversationalist. This fulness of the quotations also makes it easy to determine from the context the various shades of meaning in which any word may be used. The Text adopted is that of the First Editions, edited by the Poet himself. Alterations and additions made by the Poet´s own hand are embodied in the Work, and explained in an Appendix to which references are given. It has been too much the practice of Editors to improve upon Burns. They have, evidently, been unable to rid themselves of the idea that, although Burns was a genius, he was also a ploughman, and therefore deficient in critical perception. The "Titles" and "First Lines" of the Poems and Songs are given in as extended a form as the exigences of space would permit. They are those with which the Poet headed his pieces; in a few instances only, such popular titles as "My Nannie´s Awa," "Wandering Willie," "Tarn Glen," etc., have been preferred. The Glossary will be useful to those Scotsmen whose acquaintance with their native tongue has become vague and shadowy, as well as to those who are ignorant of the Scottish language; and, as incorporated, will save some trouble. This Concordance - done in intervals of other duties during several years past - has been a growing pleasure; that it may add another stone to the cairn which many successive hands have reared in love of Robert Burns is the humble ambition of the editor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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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