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...]]' 'Address to a Haggis')<ref>[http://www.robertburns.org/works/147.shtml Robert Burns ''Address To A Haggis''] (1786)</ref>

One of [[Robert Burns]]' best-known poems is [[To a Mouse]] [http://www.electricscotland.com/burn

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...ike a Red, Red Rose'' - (from a setting for ''A Red, Red Rose'', poem by [[Robert Burns]]

*A red, red Rose – [[Robert Burns]]

...ve had remained unmarked since his death at the age of 24 in October 1774. Robert Burns was to describe Ferguson as "my elder brother in misfortune, by far my elde Fergusson was certainly an important influence on Robert Burns. His "Leith Races" in particular supplied the model for Burns' "Holy Fair."

...Currie''' (1756-1805) was the first editor and first major biographer of [[Robert Burns]]. He is believed to be responsible for the widely disseminated but probabl ...f the romantic rake proved popular. His four volume edition ''The Works of Robert Burns, with an account of his life, and criticisms on his writings; to which are

A '''Burns supper''' is a ceremonial event to celebrate the birth of [[Robert Burns]] ('Rabbie Burns', 1759-1796) on the evening of January 25th, known as Burn ...irk Grace is recited by the host to usher in the food. Often attributed to Robert Burns, the Selkirk Grace is a traditional blessing in use long before his time. (

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...e0KUN22HuWe0QW9kNWnCg&ved=0CGEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=robert%20burns&f=false ''Robert Burns: a memoir''] James White London 1859.</ref> ...two places, but failed in both.<ref>Hecht, Hans (translated Jane Lymburn). Robert Burns: the man and his work. William Hodge. 1936. ch 1</ref> While his father wa

...ed 24, but whose poems were an inspiration for Scotland's greatest poet, [[Robert Burns]].

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...Museum on the Royal Mile, displays manuscripts, relics and memorabilia of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and R.L. Stevenson.

*''[[Of Mice and Men]]'' 1937 The title is a reference to the [[Robert Burns]] poem "[[To a Mouse]]."

...n sense. According to one of his pupils, Lord Jeffrey <ref>''A Winter with Robert Burns: Being Annals of His Patrons and Associates in Edinburgh during the year 17

...([[Robert Burns]]) <ref>The Life and Works of Robert Burns‎ - Page 285 by Robert Burns, Robert Chambers – 1857</ref>

...he did in spite of blindness, and he is notable as an early supporter of [[Robert Burns]]. ...y, without a single acquaintance, or a single letter of introduction." ''[[Robert Burns]]''

...([[Robert Burns]]) <ref>The Life and Works of Robert Burns‎ - Page 285 by Robert Burns, Robert Chambers – 1857</ref> ...kless and debt-ridden, a phenomenally prolific writer, a collaborator of [[Robert Burns]], and the first Briton to make an aerial ascent in a [[hot-air balloon]].

...at midnight as well. In [[English language|English]]-speaking countries, [[Robert Burns]]'s song "[[Auld Lang Syne]]" is typically played or sung. Some people atte

...ry of Edinburgh, was a member of the Cape Club, and is known to have met [[Robert Burns]] and the painter [[Sir Henry Raeburn]]. However, Brodie also led a gang of

...)|California]] during the Great Depression. The tile is a quotation from [[Robert Burns]]: "The best-laid schemes of mice and men gang aft agley".

...ter "Makars" of the 5th and 16th centuries, and [[Robert Fergusson]] and [[Robert Burns]]. The preface to his ''Ever Green'' is a protest against "imported trimmin

The last three verses of ''Scots Wha Hae'', by Robert Burns The sentence provoked widespread outrage, and [[Robert Burns]] was moved to write the song 'Scots Wha Hae' in protest, which was immedia

...Picturesque Notes] RL Stevenson, 1879; see also [[Thomas Aikenhead]] and [[Robert Burns]]</ref>

...her beauty and amiability, but she died of consumption at the age of 25. [[Robert Burns]] wrote his ''Elegy on the late Miss Burnet of Monboddo'' in tribute.

...ructure in the Scottish Baronial style in 1883-1884. A bronze statue of [[Robert Burns]] was unveiled in 1898.

Robert Burns (1759-1796), inscribed on the wall of the new Parliament building</blockquo

...Museum on the Royal Mile, displays manuscripts, relics and memorabilia of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and R.L. Stevenson. ...trait of the philosopher [[David Hume]], Alexander Nasmyth’s portrait of [[Robert Burns]] and Sir Henry Raeburn’s portrait of [[Sir Walter Scott]].

...nd the poet [[Robert Fergusson]] (1750-74), who is said to have inspired [[Robert Burns]]. A statue of Robert Ferguson stands outside the Kirk. ...House/Writer’s Museum''' displays manuscripts, relics and memorabilia of [[Robert Burns]], [Sir Walter Scott]] and [[R.L. Stevenson]].

...tral figures were [[Francis Hutcheson]], [[David Hume]], [[Adam Smith]], [[Robert Burns]], [[Adam Ferguson]], and [[James Hutton]].

*[[Robert Burns Woodward|Robert B. Woodward]] (1917&ndash;1979), 1965 [[Nobel Prize in Chem

...h ran for nearly two years and contained one of the earliest tributes to [[Robert Burns]]. Mackenzie contributed forty-two papers to ''The Mirror'' and fifty-seven

*A/L: [[Robert Burns (representative)| Robert Burns]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])'' *A/L: [[Robert Burns (representative)| Robert Burns]] (1792-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]''

*A/L: [[Robert Burns (representative)| Robert Burns]] ''([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])'' *A/L: [[Robert Burns (representative)| Robert Burns]] (1792-1866), ''[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]''

...s had to fall back totally on books written in Europe. The Scottish writer Robert Burns and the English writers Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley

These lines are from "Address to Edinburgh" by [[Robert Burns]] (1759-1796), Scotland's most famous poet, who evidently was capable of fl ...alified wood-worker and a pillar of the community who is known to have met Robert Burns and the painter Sir [[Henry Raeburn]], but also a heavy gambler with five i

'''[[Auld Lang Syne|Åuld Láng Sŷne]]''' (from [[Robert Burns]], [[Scots language|Scots]], "Old Long Since") or ...*Zŷne

...vast majority of the population of the Lowlands. The poet and songwriter [[Robert Burns]] wrote in the [[Scots language]], although much of his writing is also in

...e [[Geoffrey Chaucer]], Shakespeare, [[John Milton]], [[William Blake]], [[Robert Burns]], [[William Wordsworth]], [[George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron|Lord Byro