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Robert Burns

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

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Images by Robert Burns

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  • John Anderson and his wife seated by a fire in a modest house; a cat sleeping on a stool in front of the chimney. Woodcut after R. Burns, 18--.
  • John Anderson and his wife seated by a fire in a modest house; a cat sleeping on a stool in front of the chimney. Woodcut after R. Burns, 18--.

Images featuring Robert Burns

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  • King James I and VI, with four Scottish writers: Robert Burns, John (?) Home, Allan Ramsay, and James Beattie. Engraving.
  • Five men: Robert Burns, Richard Baxter, Francis Bacon, Judge Blackstone, and James Beattie. Engraving, 1811.
  • Five men: Robert Burns, Richard Baxter, Francis Bacon, Judge Blackstone, and James Beattie. Engraving, 1811.
  • Poets and dramatists: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

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    Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect . By Robert Burns.

    Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. | Date: M,DCC,LXXXVII. [1787]
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    Aloway kirk or, Tam o'Shanter. A tale. By Robert Burns, ..

    Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. | Date: 1796?]
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    Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect , by Robert Burns.

    Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. | Date: M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]
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    Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect By Robert Burns. In two volumes. A new edition, considerably enlarged.

    Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. | Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]
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    The Ayrshire garland. An excellent new song. ..

    Burns, Robert, 1759-1796. | Date: 1789?]

Related topics

Scottish poetry
English poetry - 18th century
Poets
History, 18th Century
Scotland
Songs, English - Early works to 1800

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