Word: ellisland
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Dates: during 1893-1893
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...second is the period of Edinburgh, and Ellisland. In 1787 appeared his second book of poetry, and in 1790 his "Tam O' Shanter," that excellent combination of the terrible and the ludicrous. More pieces of this sort would have bridged the gap between him and the first class poet. The third period is the melancholy one of his last days, but in which he often sings at his best...
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