Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Robert Burns, also known as Rabbie Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth25 January 1759
wish despair rays
Even every ray of hope destroyed and not a wish to gild the gloom.
sorrow prison couches
In durance vile 1here must I wake and weep, And all my frowsy couch in sorrow steep.
wine fetch silver
Go fetch to me a pint o' wine, An' fill it in a silver tassie.
teacher father teaching
God help the teacher, if a man of sensibility and genius, when a booby father presents him with his booby son, and insists on lighting up the rays of science in a fellow's head whose skull is impervious and inaccessible by any other way than a positive fracture with a cudgel.
god heart kind
The heart and benevolent and kind the most resembles God.
sister brother men
Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, To step aside is human.
art sea fishing
The trout in yonder wimpling burn - That glides, a silver dart, - And, safe beneath the shady thorn, - Defies the anglers art...
friendship men law
Nature's law, That man was made to mourn. Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! O Death, the poor man's dearest friend, The kindest and the best!
poetry fit prime
Just now I've taen the fit o' rhyme / My barmie noddle's working prime.
gentleman apparel brass
His locked, lettered, braw brass collar, Shewed him the gentleman and scholar.
fun curiosity red
As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.
god lines might
Your lines, I maintain it, are poetry, and good poetry.... Friendship... had I been so blest as to have met with you in time, might have led me - God of love only knows where.
views anticipation
Anticipation forward points the view.
years best-laid-plans plans
The best laid plans take 40 years to complete.