Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Capt. Richard Brown, 1787 Dec. 30.

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Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Capt. Richard Brown, 1787 Dec. 30.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/419338111

Telling him that it was his suggestion that Burns should send his verses to a magazine that first "encouraged [Burns] to endeavour at the character of a Poet"; mentioning that as soon as a "bruised limb will permit" he intends to return to Ayrshire and see Brown; describing a "young Edinr. widow [Agnes M'Lehose] who has wit and beauty ... murderously fatal" for whom he is "ready to hang [him]self"; transcribing the verses she recently sent him.

1 item (4 p.) ; 23cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Brown, Richard, Capt,

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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. ...

M'Lehose, Agnes, 1759-1841

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Gilhison, Richard B.,

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