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
religious heart bye
But of all Nonsense, Religious Nonsense is the most nonsensical; so enough, & more than enough of it - Only, by the bye, will you, or can you tell me, my dear Cunningham, why a religioso turn of mind has always a tendency to narrow and illiberalise the heart?
definitions mankind
Mankind is a science that defies definitions.
religious heart mind
Why has a religious turn of mind always a tendency to narrow and harden the heart?
ale delicate warm
Oatcakes are a delicate relish when eaten warm with ale.
faces matter desperate
When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.
tears cups
Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.
looks apparel
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new.
weed dark years
Dweller in yon dungeon dark, Hangman of creation, mark! Who in widow weeds appears, Laden with unhonoured years, Noosing with care a bursting purse, Baited with many a deadly curse?
nature men class
Auld Nature swears the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O!
thrill woe pleasure
Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure Thrill the deepest notes of woe.
atheist would-be twenties
God knows, I'm not the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be, But twenty times I rather would be An atheist clean, Than under gospel colours hid be Just for a screen.
beauty gone fading
Beauty's of a fading nature. Has a season and is gone!
should god-knows knows
God knows, I'm no the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be.
mistake steps humans
To step aside is human.