Robert Burns manuscript material : 3 items, 1785-1794

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Robert Burns manuscript material : 3 items, 1785-1794

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· Holograph poem, "On turning up a Mouse in her nest with the plough" : Nov 1785 (MISC 2598), differs from the printed version. · Holograph poem, "To a Woodlark -- for Mrs. Johnson" : Mar 1794 (MISC 1017). Tipped into his Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect (Edinburgh, 1787) -- shelved as *Pforz A-LD 15. · To Gilbert Burns, his brother : 1 autograph letter signed : 11 Jan 1790 (MISC 0199), on his despair at the ill success of his farm ; with a long prologue he wrote for Mr. Sutherland for the New Year's performance at Dumfries. Published in the Oxford edition of The letters of Robert Burns, edited by J. De Lancey Ferguson.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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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. ...

Burns, Gilbert, 1760?-1827

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