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John Syme (1755 – 24 November 1831) was a Scottish lawyer and one of the poet Robert Burns's closest friends during his time in Dumfries. [1] In the summers of 1793 and 1794 [5] he joined Burns on his two short tours of Galloway. [1]
Handsome Nell was the first song written by Robert Burns, [2] often treated as a poem, that was first published in the last volume of James Johnson's Scots Musical Museum in 1803 (No.551) with an untitled tune.
Merry Muses of Caledonia 1799 from The G Ross Roy Collection Title Page of The Merry Muses of Caledonia published by The Burns Federation in 1911. The Merry Muses of Caledonia is a collection of bawdy songs said to have been collected or written by Robert Burns, the 18th-century Scottish poet.
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, [a] was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.
The lady and her family were particular friends of the Author. The child was born in November 1790. Birthday Ode - 31st December, 1787. Ode - Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Oswald of Auchencruive. Extempore - To Mr Gavin Hamilton. Lament of Mary Queen of Scots. Epistle to Robert Graham Esq., of Fintry, requesting a favor. Jeremiah, 15th Chapter ...
Robert Aiken was one of Robert Burns's closest friends and greatest admirers. [1] He was born in 1739 in Ayr , Scotland. His father John Aiken, was a sea captain who owned his own ships [ 2 ] and his mother was Sarah Dalrymple, distantly related to the Dalrymples of Stair . [ 2 ]
The Love Songs and Heroines of Robert Burns. London : J. M. Dent. Hunter, Douglas & McQueen, Colin Hunter. (2009). Hunter's Illustrated History of the Family, Friends, and Contemporaries of Robert Burns. Published by the authors. ISBN 978-0-9559732-0-8. Mackay, James (2004). Burns. A Biography of Robert Burns. Darvel : Alloway Publishing.
"A Man's a Man for A' That" is a song by Scottish poet Robert Burns, famous for its expression of egalitarianism. The song made its first appearance in a letter Burns wrote to George Thomson in January 1795. It was subsequently published anonymously in the August edition of the Glasgow Magazine, a radical monthly. [1]