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" AFTER all my boasted independence, curst necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel ***** of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into his head that I am dying, has commenced a process, and will infallibly put me into jail.... "
Letters - Page 133
by Robert Burns - 1819
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The works of Robert Burns; with an account of his life, and a ..., Volume 4

Robert Burns - 1800 - 460 pages
...boasted independence, curst necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel ***** of a haberdasher to whom I owe an account, taking it into...half distracted. I do not ask all this gratuitously; tuitously; for upon returning health, I hereby promise and engage to furnish you with five pounds worth...
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The Lives of the Scotish Poets: With Preliminary Dissertations on ..., Volume 2

David Irving - 1804 - 524 pages
...boasted independence,jcurst necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel ***** of a haberdasher to whom I owe an account, taking it into...have made me half distracted. I do not ask all this gratustously ; for upon returning health, I hereby promise and engage to furnish you wsth five pounds...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life , and a ..., Volume 4

Robert Burns - 1813 - 452 pages
...boasted independence, curst necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel ***** of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into...the horrors of a jail have made me half distracted. Ido I do not ask all this gratuitously; for, upon returning health, I hereby promise and engage to...
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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
...owe an aeeount, taking it into his head that I am dying, has eommeneed a proeess, and will infallihly put me into jail. Do, for God's sake, send me that sum, and that hy return of post. Forgive me this earnestness, hut the horrors of a jail have made me half distraeted....
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The prose works of Robert Burns

Robert Burns - 1816 - 714 pages
...boasted independence, curst necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel ***** of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into...the horrors of a jail have made me half distracted. T do not ask all this gratuitously ; for upon returning health, 1 hereby promise and engage to furnish...
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The prose works of Robert Burns; containing his letters and correspondence ...

Robert Burns - 1819 - 658 pages
...boasted independence, curst necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel * * * * * Of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into...put me into jail. Do, for God's sake, send me that smn, and that by return of post. Forgive me this earnestness, but the horrors of a jail have made me...
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Lives of Eminent Scotsmen, Volume 1

Joseph Robertson, Society of Ancient Scots - 1821 - 414 pages
...boasted independence, curst necessity compels me to implore you. for five pounds. A cruel **»** of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into...dying, has commenced a process, and will infallibly put roe into jail. Do, for God's sake, send me that sum, and that by return of post. Forgive me this earnestness,...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications

Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...boasted independence, cursed necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel ...... of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into his head that \ am dying, has commenced a process, and will infallibly pul; me into jail. Do, for God's sake, send...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1828 - 324 pages
...all my boasted independence, cursed necessity compels me to implore you for five pounds. A cruel of a haberdasher, to whom I owe an account, taking it into...this earnestness ; but the horrors of a jail have put me half distracted. — I do not ask this gratuitously ; for, upon returning health, I hereby promise...
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Life of Robert Burns

John Gibson Lockhart - 1830 - 340 pages
...did I think I should want it so soon. A rascal of a haberdasher, to whom I owe a considerable bill, taking it into his head that I am dying, has commenced a process against me, and will infallibly put my emaciated body into jail. Will yon be so good as to accommodate...
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