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  2. Robert Burns's Commonplace Book 1783–1785 - Wikipedia

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    Robert Burns's Commonplace Book 1783–1785 is the first of three commonplace books that were produced by the poet. [1] The contents cover drafts of songs and poems, observations, ideas, epitaphs , etc.

  3. Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The book cost three shillings, in a temporary paper binding that most purchasers soon had replaced. There is no formal dedication at the start of the book, but Burns includes a dedication poem to Gavin Hamilton at pp. 185-191, and "The Cotter's Saturday Night" is "inscribed to R.A. Esq.," i.e. Robert Aitken.

  4. Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (Edinburgh Edition)

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    Hunters' Illustrated History of the Family, Friends and Contemporaries of Robert Burns. Messrs. Hunter McQueen and Hunter. ISBN 978-0-9559732-0-8; Scott, Patrick & Lamont, Craig (2016). 'Skinking' and 'Stinking': the Printing and Proofing of Robert Burns's Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (Edinburgh, 1787) Book Collector Vol. 65 Iss. 4.

  5. Rare Robert Burns book saved from destruction to go on display

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    For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ... A rare first edition of a book of Robert Burns poems, saved from ...

  6. Catherine Carswell - Wikipedia

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    Catherine Macfarlane was born in Glasgow, the second of four children of George and Mary Anne Macfarlane (née Lewis), middle-class Free Church Glaswegians. She attended the city's new Park School for Girls and grew up in Garnethill, [1] where Glasgow School of Art is situated.

  7. Category:Robert Burns - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles related to the pioneering romantic poet Robert Burns, the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, collector of songs from across Scotland, and widely regarded as the country's national poet. Burns also wrote in the English language, notably later in his career.

  8. Cat lady - Wikipedia

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    Women who have cats have long been associated with the concept of spinsterhood, widowhood or even witchcraft. In more recent decades, the concept of a cat lady has been associated with "romance-challenged (often career-oriented) women". [1] The term "cat lady" has also been used as a pejorative term towards women without children, regardless of ...

  9. Agnes Maclehose - Wikipedia

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    Agnes Maclehose (26 April 1758 [2] – 23 October 1841 [3]), or Agnes Craig, known to her friends as Nancy [4] and to Robert Burns followers as Clarinda, was a Scotswoman who had an unconsummated affair with Burns during 1787-88, on which he based the 1791 song "Ae Fond Kiss". The pseudonyms of her "Clarinda" to his "Sylvander" were adopted by ...