41. Low Saxon And English Translations From Scots: A Man's A Man For A' That Brookmann. A Man's a Man for A' That Robert Burns (17591796). Is that.'n Minsch is likers noch 'n minsch Robert Burns (1759-1796). Geev http://www.sassisch.net/man.htm

in the still by Franz Brookmann in de stil fun Franz Brookmann in de still by Franz Brookmann A Man's a Man for A' That Robert Burns (1759-1796) Is there for honest poverty That hangs his head, an' a' that The coward slave, we pass him by We dare be poor for a' that For a' that, an' a' that The rank is but the guinea's stamp The man's the gowd for a' that What though on hamely fare we dine Wear hoddin grey, an' a' that Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine A man's a man, for a' that For a' that, an' a' that Their tinsel show an' a' that The honest man, though e'er sae poor Is king o' men for a' that Ye see yon birkie ca'd a lord Wha struts an' stares an' a' that Tho' hundreds worship at his word He's but a coof for a' that For a' that, an' a' that The man o' independent mind He looks an' laughs at a' that A prince can mak' a belted knight A marquise, duke, an' a' that But an honest man's aboon his might Gude faith, he maunna fa' that For a' that an' a' that Their dignities an' a' that The pith o' sense an' pride o' worth Are higher rank than a' that Then let us pray that come it may (as come it will for a' that) That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth

42. Robert Burns Contains a biography.Category Arts Literature Authors B Burns, Robert......Robert Auld Lang Syne Burns (17591796) Robert was born on 25 January1759, in Alloway1, Scotland, the eldest of seven children. http://www.incompetech.com/authors/burns/

Literature Music Visual Arts Other Google Incompetech Robert " Auld Lang Syne " Burns Robert was born on 25 January 1759, in Alloway , Scotland, the eldest of seven children. His father, William Burnes , was a gardener/farmer who seemed to have awfully bad business sense. The family lived in poverty until 1766, when William rented a farm. The family then lived in even worse poverty . Robert got very little education, since he so often had to help with the heavy work of farming, but he read a great deal, and that made up for a lot. He wrote his first poem, "O Once I Loved," in 1774, and after that there was no stopping him. Things got financially better for the family in 1777, after they moved to a different farm, and Robert was able to read and write even more. In 1781, Robert went to the nearby town of Irvine and started a business , which was a colossal failure. While there, though, he met a sailor named Richard Brown who read Robert's poetry and encouraged him to publish it. Robert agreed, mainly because he had hopes that the royalties would pay his way to Jamaica, where he hoped to make his fortune . The book, printed in 1786, was so successful that Robert decided he could make his fortune right where he was

43. Robert Burns - To A Mouse Excerpt Provided By ALS International 1, 1, To a Mouse by Robert Burns (17591796). Wee sleekit, cow'rin,tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need http://www.alsintl.com/poetry/mouse.htm

burns, robert to a mouse To a Mouse by Robert Burns (1759-1796) Wee sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Wi bickering brattle! I wad be laith to rin an chase thee, Wi murdering pattle! I'm truly sorry man's dominion Has broken Nature's social union, An justifies that ill opinion, Which makes thee startle At me, thy poor, earth-born companion. An fellow mortal! I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve: What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! A daimen icker in a thrave 'S a sma request; I'll get a blessin wi the lave, An never miss't! Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! Its silly wa's the win's are strewin! An naething, now, to big a new ane, O foggage green! An bleak December's win's ensuin. Baith snell an keen!

44. Britannia | Britain Translate this page Burns, Robert (1759-1796). Schottischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als schottischerNationaldichter, dem seine Landsleute jedes Jahr in der Burns Night am 25. http://www.robert-morten.de/baseportal/Redaktionssytem/britannia_mini_detail&Id=

Burns, Robert (1759-1796) Schottischer Schriftsteller. Er gilt als schottischer Nationaldichter, dem seine Landsleute jedes Jahr in der Burns Night am 25. Januar gedenken. 1. Einleitung Burns wurde am 25. Januar 1759 als ältestes von insgesamt sieben Kindern von Bauern in Alloway bei Ayr geboren. Seine Kenntnisse mußte er sich aufgrund der Armut der Familie weitgehend autodidaktisch aneignen, wobei er Werke der englischen und auch französischen Literatur sowie die Bibel las; die Mutter vermittelte ihm schottisches Volksliedgut und die Legenden seiner Heimat. Bereits als Kind mußte Burns in der elterlichen Landwirtschaft hart arbeiten; neben einer durch Armut bedingten Unterernährung trug ihm dies chronische Herzbeschwerden ein, die später zum Tod führten. 1781 verließ Burns sein Elternhaus und arbeitete in einer Flachsspinnerei in Irvine . Als der Betrieb abbrannte, kehrte er mittellos zurück. (Mittlerweile waren erste Gedichte entstanden.) Nach dem Tod seines Vaters im Jahr 1784 pachtete Burns als neues Familienoberhaupt zusammen mit seinem Bruder das Anwesen Mossgiel Farm bei Mauchline , konnte es jedoch auf Dauer nicht halten.

45. Man Was Made To Mourn, By Robert Burns (1759-1796) Classic Literature Etext Writer Robert Burns, Dates 1759-1796. ManWas Made to Mourn. by Robert Burns (1759-1796). When chill http://marktwain.miningco.com/library/bl-etexts/rburns/bl-rburns-manmade.htm

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46. On Marriage, By Robert Burns (1759-1796) Classic Literature Etext Writer Robert Burns, Dates 1759-1796.On Marriage. by Robert Burns (1759-1796). That hackney'd http://marktwain.miningco.com/library/bl-etexts/rburns/bl-rburns-onmarriage.htm

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47. Robert Burns Robert Burns (17591796). Robert Burns, 1759-1796, University of South CarolinaThis Bicentenary Exhibition was originally exhibited March-May 1996. http://library.marist.edu/diglib/english/englishliterature/17th-18thc-authors/bu

Robert Burns (1759-1796) The Burns Encyclopedia, Burns Country: One of many worthwhile sites from the same source. Includes a wealth of information about Burns and his contemporaries, the history and culture of his times, and so on.-MJM The Burns Supper: A Literary Feast : This commercial site includes many of Burns' poems and songs, organized into several categories: Regarding the Lassies Patriotism and Freedom Drinking and Good Times Wit and Wisdom , and etc. -MJM Chronology of the Life of Robert Burns , Burns Country: The Complete Works of Robert Burns , Burns Country: Includes the text to all 558 poems and songs plus a search engine and glossary. The Launch Pad For Exploring the World of Robert Burns , Produced by a club dedicated to the life and work of the poet, this site includes a FAQ page, a biography, literary criticism, poetic analyses of specific poems as well as briefly annotated links to other Burns sites. Although not entirely scholarly in nature, it's well worth a look-see.-MJM ROBERT BURNS, 1759-1796

48. Robert Burns Robert Burns (17591796). Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect.Kilmarnock John Wilson, 1786. Robert Burns, Scotland's national http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/treasures/english/burns.html

ROBERT BURNS (1759-1796) Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect . Kilmarnock: John Wilson, 1786. Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, is also undoubtedly Scotland's greatest national cult hero. Burns' great appeal lies in his humble origins and hard "ploughman's" life, and in his rustic, unpretentious verse that is so characteristic of Scottish folk tradition. His great fame rests almost entirely on Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect After a break in his long relationship with Jean Armour, Burns decided to make a fresh start by emigrating to Jamaica. Burns' close friend, Gavin Hamilton, advised him to publish a volume of his poems to pay for his passage. The result was Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect , published on July 31, 1786 in the town of Kilmarnocka collection of thirty-six poems carefully selected to impress a sophisticated Edinburgh audience. His efforts went beyond his intentions, charming not only the Edinburgh critics, but also the Scottish rural folk, and every generation of Scot since. The ship left for Jamaica without him, and instead Burns journeyed straight to Edinburgh to meet the fortune reaped from his volume's great success. This copy of the first edition is from the collection of Duncan McNaught, editor of the

49. Copy Of Information Robert Burns Poet 17591796. Burns was born at Alloway near Ayr on 25th January1759, the eldest of a family of seven born to William and Agnes Burnes. http://www.carrick-cumnock-and-doon-valley-labour-party.co.uk/robertburns.htm

Home Up Feedback Contents ... Search Our site is under construction and comments are welcomed e mail us Robert Burns Poet Burns was born at Alloway near Ayr on 25th January 1759, the eldest of a family of seven born to William and Agnes Burnes. The Burnes family hailed from Kincardineshire, but William had moved south in the aftermath of the Jacobite rebellion, first to Edinburgh and then to Ayrshire where he was employed as a landscape gardener. In 1757 he married Agnes Brown whose family had lived in the Kirkoswald and Maybole district for generations. The future poet's earliest years were spent in the "auld cley biggin", the cottage which William Burnes had erected on a portion of the land which he had feued as a market garden, and it was here that he and his brother Gilbert received their brief formal education at the hands of John Murdoch. In 1765 the family moved to Mount Oliphant, a 70-acre farm two miles away. It was here, in the autumn of 1774, that Burns wrote his first song Handsome Nell as a tribute to the girl with whom he was partnered at harvest-time. With the exception of the

50. Burns The Poetry Archives Robert Burns 17591796. The great poet's work collectedhere, plus links with info to help you celebrate Burns Night. http://scottishevents.com/guide/burns.htm

Burns night: Scots around the world celebrate Burns Night on his birthday, 25th January Burns suppers consist of having a meal of tatties (mashed potatoes), neeps (turnips - not swede!) and haggis. There is usually quite a bit of whisky drunk at these occasions too, (Burns was a well known drinker and womaniser). A Lad (man) addresses the haggis and makes a speech remembering Burns and how his thoughts and poems are timeless and as relevant today as they were when they were written. There is a "reply from the lassies" where it's usual to point out the other side of Burns and how he left many women broken hearted. Well, that's the general idea anyway, there's lots of variations. A "ceilidh dance" Is oteh held after the meal: the primary purpose of ceilidh dance is the enjoyment of the dance, it different from formal Scottish Country Dancing. Ceilidh (pronounced "Kay-lay", emphasis on 1st syllable) . Derives from the Gaelic word meaning a visit and originally meant just that (and still does in Gaelic). It can also mean a house party, a concert or more usually an evening of informal Scottish traditional dancing to informal music. Ceilidhs in the lowlands tend to be dances, in the highlands they tend to be concerts. Dances in the Highlands and traditional ceilidhs in the Lowlands are often called "ceilidh dances". Ceilidh dancing is fundamentally different from Scottish Country Dancing in that it is much less formal and the primary purpose is the enjoyment of doing the dance. Scottish Country Dancing is much more oriented towards being a demonstration or exhibition. Ceilidhs are extremely popular indeed with young people and often attract from a few dozen people to several hundred.

51. Poetry: Robert Burns BIOGRAPHY Robert Burns (17591796). Born in Scotland to a family of poor tenantfarmers, Burns was working in the fields with his father by age twelve. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/poetry/burns.htm

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52. Gale - Free Resources - Poet's Corner - Biographies - Robert Burns Robert Burns. Read his poem A Red, Red Rose . (17591796) Variant Name(s) RabMossgiel (pseudonym) Nationality Scottish Career Poet, lyricist, and farmer. http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/poets/bio/burns_r.htm

Quick Title Search Press Room About Us Contact Us Site Map ... Browse Our Catalog document.write(url); Free Resources Reference Reviews Marketing for Libraries Black History Month ... Women's History Month Robert Burns Read his poem "A Red, Red Rose" Variant Name(s): Rab Mossgiel (pseudonym) Nationality: Scottish Career: Poet, lyricist, and farmer Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, Burns abandoned his plans and traveled to Edinburgh, where he was much admired in literary circles. While in Edinburgh Burns met James Johnson, a printer involved in a project to publish all the folk songs of Scotland. Burns subsequently traveled throughout the country, collecting over 300 songs, which were printed in Johnson's six-volume Scots Musical Museum (1787-1803) and George Thomson's five-volume Select Collection of Original Airs for the Voice A Red, Red Rose ." One consequence of his journeys around Scotland was his rise to national prominence and popularity. Burns finally married Armour in 1788 and divided his time between writing poetry and farming until he obtained a government position three years later. He died from rheumatic heart disease in 1796. Source: Exploring Poetry Gale.

53. Robert Burns On SCRAN - Portraits Painting of Robert Burns (17591796). By Alexander Nasmyth, 1787.Robert Burns (1759-1796) was born in Alloway in Ayrshire, the son http://www.scran.ac.uk/robertburns/portraits/2/

intro portraits personal life professional life ... further sections: Burns’ portrait, by Taylor The Nasmyth Portrait Burns’ portrait (from Nasmyth) Burns at Work ... Burns Travelling Painting of Robert Burns (1759-1796) By Alexander Nasmyth, 1787 Robert Burns (1759-1796) was born in Alloway in Ayrshire, the son of a farmer who provided him with an excellent education. On the death of his father in 1784, Burns tried his hand at farming, but met with little success. While Burns considered emigration, he wrote a number of his finest poems: The Twa Dogs, The Cotter's Saturday Night, and To a Mouse all date from 1785. He hoped that by publishing his work, in the now famous Kilmarnock edition of his poems (1786), he would raise the money to establish himself in Jamaica. But such was the success of the edition that he decided to remain in Scotland and he was lionised by Edinburgh society. It was while Burns was in Edinburgh that Alexander Nasmyth painted this portrait, now the most famous image of the poet. Introduced to each other by their mutual acquaintance and patron, Patrick Miller of Dalswinton, Burns and Nasmyth became good friends. The portrait was commissioned by the publisher William Creech, to be engraved for a new edition of Burns' poems. Apparently Nasmyth never quite completed the portrait, preferring to leave it unfinished rather than take the risk of losing his likeness. The poetry of Robert Burns, both in Scots and English, has become an important part of Scottish national identity. His personality - democratic and generous - has also become an ideal for many Scots.

54. Robert Burns Biography difficult to decipher. Web Resources Burns Country The official RobertBurns site Robert Burns (17591796). Places To Visit Dumfries http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/burns.htm

Robert Burns A biography of the eminent Scottish poet. Home Biography HOME ACCOMMODATION Hotels Youth Hostels TOURS Unique, special interest tours TRAVEL Rail Tickets UK DESTINATIONS England Wales ... Villages VIRTUAL TOURS England Wales CITY GUIDES London Oxford York HISTORY ... Wales Britain Express About Us Advertise with BE Partnerships Privacy ... Send a Free UK eCard History Robert Burns Robert Burns was born at Alloway, near Ayr, on January 25, 1759. His father William was a gardener to the Provost of Ayr. Robert was educated briefly at John Murdoch's school in Alloway and later in Ayr. Family financial worries forced Burns to work as a farm labourer, and it was while thus occupied that he met his first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick. She inspired him to try his hand at poetry , a song entitled " O, once I lov'd a bonnie lass

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56. Robert Burns Honoured Robert Burns Honoured. In January a Burns’ Night was organised tohonour the life and work of Robert Burns (17591796). In a speech http://www.w-mids.freeserve.co.uk/burns.htm

Robert Burns Honoured In January a Burns’ Night was organised to honour the life and work of Robert Burns (1759-1796) In a speech some views were given on what it was that endeared Robert Burns to so many people both in Scotland and throughout the world, so much so that he is known as the People’s Poet. The speaker pointed out that Burns is celebrated not just for his poetry but for the sort of person he was and the positions he took culturally and politically in the context of his time. Burns wrote about the things that are close to people’s hearts: love, friendship, joy in nature, the pain of emigration, love of one’s country and language amongst them. Some of his songs have endured through the centuries and are frequently sung today, e.g. "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose", "Afton Water", "Ae Fond Kiss" and of course that internationally famous song of friendship, "Auld Lang Syne". As well as a recognition of his own and others’ failings, an intense love of his fellow human beings shines through Burns’s poetry. One of his poems, "The Slave’s Lament", (also written as a song) reveals Burns’s sentiments for people taken from their native land: "It was in sweet Senegal that my foes did me enthrall For the lands of Virginia-ginia O;

57. Glasgow University Archive Services - Collections - Source Lists - Robert Burns Robert Burns (17591796), internationally celebrated and Scotland’s greatestpoet, did not attend Glasgow University, due to financial circumstances, his http://www.archives.gla.ac.uk/collects/lists/people/rburns.html

ARCHIVE SERVICES Site Directory About Us Services Collections - Finding What You Want ... Search Do You Want To? E-mail Your Enquiry Mail/Fax Your Enquiry Contact GUAS Return HOME BACK TO: HOME Collections Source Lists People Note: As a starting point for this subject, you may find the following list of collections and items that we hold useful. The list is just an indication of the sorts of material we hold and should not be taken as comprehensive. Introduction Family Friends And Patrons Characters The Burns Windows At Glasgow University ... Burns Poems: Chiefly In The Scottish dialect - His Own Copy Introduction Family, Friends And Patrons His eldest son, Robert Burns, junior (1802), the survivor of the first twins of Jean Armour. The brother Thomas Wallace (1741) of his friend, Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop. Patrick Miller (1743), the landlord of his Ellisland Farm. Alexander Hamilton (1756), the brother of his friend Gavin Hamilton. James Dalrymple of Orangefield, Ayrshire (1767), one of his early patrons and friends and a cousin of 14th Earl of Glencairn on whose death he wrote the famous Lament Characters William Auld William Dalrymple , the minister of Ayr, 1746-1814, who baptised Burns.

58. Two Poems By Robert Burns 2. O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (17591796) Score Sample (pdfformat) Synthesized Recording (mp3 format) 1. Oh, my luve's like a red, red http://www.hartenshield.com/robert_burns.html

Two Poems by Robert Burns by William Copper Chorus TB, Piano Two famous poems by Robert Burns, from New Lovelife Dances, with the four-hand piano part reduced to 2 hands. A Red, Red Rose and John Anderson, My Jo, both for SATB and piano. By the composer of Lovelife Dances 2. O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns (1759-1796) Score Sample (pdf format) Synthesized Recording (mp3 format) 1. Oh, my luve's like a red, red rose 3. Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, That's newly sprung in June: And the rocks melt wi' the sun, Oh, my luve's like the melodie I will luve thee still, my dear, That's sweetly played in tune. While the sands o' life shall run. 2. Oh, as fair art thou, my bonnie lass, 4. And fare thee weel, my only luve! So deep in luve am I; And fare thee weel a while! And I will luve you still my dear, And I will come again, my dear Till a' the seas gang dry. Though it were ten thousand mile 14. John Anderson, My Jo

59. Kern County Scottish Society Robert Burns Night The World Burns Club Robert Burns World Federation. Robert Burns, 17591796 ABicentenary Exhibition from the G. Ross Roy Collection. Robert Burns Scotland. http://www.kernscot.org/burns.html

a most unusual birthday celebration, as presented by the Kern County Scottish Society the 32th Annual (2003) Robert Burns Dinner Saturday, January 25th Silver Oaks Banquet Room ( Formily the BPO Lodge 266 of the Elks Club ) 1616 - 30th. Street Bakersfield, California. Starting at 6 PM... The National Poet of Scotland and a poet of people everywhere... ROBERT BURNS was born at Allowy, in Ayrshire, Scotland, the 25th of January, 1759. Raised on a farm of modest means, he endured a childhood of hard work and responsibility, the family often struggling to provide enough food. However, his father insisted that Robert receive a good education. Burns became a fine writer and keen observer of human behavior. He grew to have a profound respect for both pepole and nature. He was also a passionate, romantic man who greatly enjoyed good times with friends. He loved the ladies, and they him, leading to relationships that caused him to write some of the most beautiful love poems ever set to paper. Burns cultivated a broad sense of humor and was a master of satire. He wrote of things familiar to all people and championed the solid, simple virtues of life. For this, he has been called "the universal poet," and "the poet of the common man." His first book of poems was published in 1786 and brought him instant fame. He married and raised a family, but only ten years latter, in 1796, he died at the age of 37, of a heart condition related to the harsh conditions of his childhood.

60. Robert Burns - Scotland's Bard Robert Burns. 17591796. Born in Alloway on the 25th January 1759, Burns is knownworld-wide for the superb expression, insight and honesty of his work. http://www.scottish-sculpture.com/Finished_Sculptures/burnsbust.htm

To arrange purchase of this or any other of my works by cheque or money order please email me Robert Burns Born in Alloway on the 25th January 1759, Burns is known world-wide for the superb expression, insight and honesty of his work. The son of a farmer, Burns' education lasted until only his 9th year until required by his father to learn to work the plough. Despite poverty Burns read as widely as he could and at eighteen discovered the works of poet Robert Ferguson and beween tending his father and attempting to run the farm turned his hand to poetry. In 1785 he published his first collection-"Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" and all 612 copies printed sold within a month. Surviving copies of this "Kilmarnock Edition" are now worth many thousands of pounds. After the publication of his second collection he moved to a farm in Ellisland near Dumfries with his new wife, Jean Armour.However after his crops failed and with a new baby to care for Burns reluctantly took a job as an exciseman. Over the next few years his poetic works and songs flourished despite his continuing poverty.

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