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
dream spring ambition
Ambition is a meteor-gleam; Fame a restless airy dream; Pleasures, insects on the wing Round Peace, th' tend rest flow'r of spring.
morning spring locks
Again rejoicing Nature sees Her robe assume its vernal hues Her leafy locks wave in the breeze, All freshly steep'd in the morning dews.
kings honesty spring
From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, "An honest man 's the noblest work of God."
hope spring wings
Hope springs exulting on triumphant wing.
spring white tree
Now Nature hangs her mantle green On every blooming tree, And spreads her sheets o'daisies white Out o'er the grassy lea.
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
wisdom self roots
Prudent, cautious self-control is wisdom's root.