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
art pain philosophical
But Mousie, thou art no thy lane In proving foresight may be vain The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy!
life sweet angel
The golden hours on angel wings Flew o'er me and my dearie, For dear to me as light and life Was my sweet Highland Mary.
love life wedding
Oh my luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June; Oh my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly played in tune.
life summer morning
What is life, when wanting love? Night without a morning; Love's the cloudless summer sun, Nature gay adorning.
inspirational life positive
Now's the day and now's the hour.
night temptation mind
And O! be sure to fear the Lord alway, And mind your duty, duly, morn and night; Lest in temptation's path ye gang astray, Implore His counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.
time men tides
Nae man can tether time or tide.
life art weary
O Life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I!
life morning play
O, Life! how pleasant is thy morning, Young Fancy's rays the hills adorning! Cold pausing Caution's lesson scorning, We frisk away, Like schoolboys, at the expected warning, To joy and play.
life life-is
Life is but a day at most.
green
And wild-scatter'd cowslips bedeck the green dale.
tears cups
Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.
contentment care body
I'll be merry and free, I'll be sad for nae-body; If nae-body cares for me, I'll care for nae-body.
looks apparel
Gars auld claes look amaist as weel's the new.