Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to [George Thomson], 1795 Feb. 7.

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Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to [George Thomson], 1795 Feb. 7.

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Describing a predicament, which has left burns stranded in an "unfortunate, wicked, little village," noting that his options were "either to get drunk, to forget these miseries; or to hang myself, to get rid of these miseries," and that he has "like a prudent man ... chosen the least & am very drunk -- at your service." Inquiring whether Thomson knows the air "We'll gang nae mair to yon town" and giving a chorus and a stanza to his "Song -- Tune, We'll gang nae mair to yon town."

1 item (3 p.) ; 23cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Thomson, Mr. (George), 1757-1851

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Scottish amateur folksong editor and publisher. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person, dated : [Edinburgh], 10 August 1839, to Mrs. [Samuel] Laing, 1839 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270677692 ...

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. ...