The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings, to which are Prefixed Some Observations on the Character and Condition of the Scottish Peasantry. The life of Robert Burns; with a criticism on his writings. To which are prefixed some observations on the Scottish peasantry, Volum 1T. Cadell and Jun. and W. Davies, 1801 - 389 pàgines |
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