Letter : Dumfries, to John McMurdo, Drumlanrig, [1792 Feb.?]

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Letter : Dumfries, to John McMurdo, Drumlanrig, [1792 Feb.?]

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In the first section, Burns writes: "... here is the six guineas [owed McMurdo]; I now don't owe a shilling to man--or Woman either." In the second section, Burns writes: "I think I once mentioned something to you of a collection of Scots songs I have for some years been making. I send you a perusal of what I have gathered. I could not conveniently spare them above five or six days, & five or six glances of them will probably more than suffice you. When you are tired of them, please leave them with Mr. Clint of the King's Arms. There is not another copy of the collection in the world ..."

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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...

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McMurdo, John, 1743-1803.

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