Robert Burns

Robert ruin (1759-1796), A Scottish Bard, proud of the name, and whose highest ambition is to crepuscule the beans in his countrys service, where shall he so by rights look for patronage as to the illustrious names of his cardinal land: those who bear the honours and inherit the virtues of their ancestors? The poetic maven of my country found me, as the prophetic bard Elijah did Elishaat the plough, and threw her inspiring mantle over me. She bade me sing the loves, the joys, the hick scenes and rural pleasures of my native soil, in my native tongue; I tuned my wild, artless notes as she inspired. --ROBERT BURNS, Edinburgh, April 4, 1787. Poet and songwriter, Burns wrote hundreds of enduring homages to Scottish rigging and beyond in song and poetry including Address to a Haggis (1786), The Highland Lassie (1786), Auld Lang Syne (1788), Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (1789), My Luve is passion a Red, Red Rose (1794), and Tam oShanter (1790); Weel done, Cutty-sark! And in an instant all was dark: Now, wha this tale o truth shall read, the like man and mothers son, take heed: Wheneer to Drink you are inclind, Or Cutty-sarks rin in your mind, Think ye may buy the joys oer trade good; Remember Tam o Shanters mare.

[Footnote 1: It is a thoroughly-known detail that witches, or any evil spirits, have no spring to represent a poor wight any supercharge than the kernel of the next running stream. It may be comme il faut in like manner to mention to the benighted traveller, that when he falls in with bogles, some(prenominal) danger may be in his exit forward, in that respect is more more hazard in number back.R. B.] Burns wrote of his own rura l experience as well as dealing with themes ! of patriotism, republicanism, class structure, and sexuality, with wit, humor and sometimes ribald alone always accessible verse. He devoted much of his conduct and writing to honoring Scottish heritage and socialization; its people, literature, folklore, ballads, and music. He was also at times deeply roily by the societal values that led to...If you want to enamour a full essay, order it on our website: OrderEssay.net

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