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
song scottish modern
[Scottish songs] are, I own, frequently wild, & unreduceable to the more modern rules; but on that very eccentricity, perhaps, depends a great part of their effect.
brother son affliction
Affliction's sons are brothers in distress; A brother to relieve, how exquisite the bliss!
sweet song rivers
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise.
pain fall son
By Oppression's woes and pains! By your sons in servile chains! We will drain our dearest veins, But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die!
wise son fool
My Son, these maxims make a rule An lump them ay thegither: The Rigid Righteous is a fool, The Rigid Wise anither.
country sweet son
My dear, my native soil! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent, Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content!
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.
kids park safer skate streets
I think if we had a skate park we'd be a lot more safer then just going out on the streets and skateboarding and it would just keep kids off the streets generally.
actions affected people taken
The actions that were taken have affected many more people than the two people involved.
fire learning spark
Gi'e me a spark o' Nature's fire that's a' the learning I desire.
morality thou thousands thy
Morality, thou ly bane, Thy tens o' thousands thou has slain!
life signifies
What signifies the life o' man, An' 'twere na for the lasses O