Autograph letter signed : Dumfries, to George Thomson, [1794 ca. Jan. 1-15].

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Autograph letter signed : Dumfries, to George Thomson, [1794 ca. Jan. 1-15].

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Noting that it is difficult to write original verse on subjects, such as Spring, that poets have been describing "for these three thousand years." Mentioning that some years ago, when Burns "was young, & by no means the saint I am now," he undertook a bet to produce an Ode to Spring on an original plan. Giving the verses to his "Ode to Spring -- Tune, The tither morn." Referencing John Aikin's stance that "love & wine are the exclusive themes for song-writing," and giving the verses to his "Song -- For a' that and a' that." Continuing the letter after a fortnight on January 15, thanking him for a copy of Pindar, and giving the text of "Sweet fa's the eve on Craigieburn."

1 item (7 p.) ; 25 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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