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
heartbreak met
Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met -- or never parted -- we had never been broken-hearted.
farewell heart rivers
Farewell, my friends! farewell, my foes! My peace with these, my love with those. The bursting tears my heart declare; Farewell, the bonnie banks of Ayr.
god heart temptation
Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us
heart longing my-heart
My heart is sair-I dare na tell, My heart is sair for Somebody.
religious heart mind
Why has a religious turn of mind always a tendency to narrow and harden the heart?
faith heart kind
The heart that is generous and kind most resembles God.
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?
god heart kind
The heart and benevolent and kind the most resembles God.
heart mind doe
And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair.
lying heart men
An honest man here lies at rest, the friend of man the friend of truth the friend of age and guide of youth. Few hearts like his with virtue warmed, few heads with knowledge so informed. If there's another world, he lives in bliss. If there is none, he made the best of this.
heart deer scottish
My heart 's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart 's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.
against gone opinion public
Public opinion would have gone against us had we continued.
involve students
We like to involve the students ù really, if it wasn't for the students, we wouldn't be here.
brother high knew known met school
My brother knew this young lady. They went to high school together. It's not like they met one another recently. They've known each other for years.