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
hope spring wings
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
kissing snow first-kiss
Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.
nature law looks
Look abroad through Nature's range, Nature's mighty law is change.
night black arches
That hour o' night's black arch the keystane.
green
And wild-scatter'd cowslips bedeck the green dale.
temptation experience done
What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.
hero men blood
John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise, For if you do but taste his blood, 'Twill make your courage rise, Twill make a man forget his wo; 'Twill heighten all his joy.
views anticipation
Anticipation forward points the view.
summer play blink
Now Simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the chrystal streamlets plays; Come let us spend the lightsome days In the birks of Aberfeldy.
heart deer scottish
My heart 's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart 's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.
friendship funny-new-years-eve should
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to min?
wine fetch silver
Go fetch to me a pint o' wine, An' fill it in a silver tassie.
humanity rebel cruelty
It is cruelty to be humane to rebels, and humanity is cruelty.
grieving squad may
Mankind is an unco squad And muckle he may grieve thee.