Robert Burns (Author of Poems and Songs)

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Robert Burns

Born

in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland

January 25, 1759

Died

July 21, 1796

Genre

Poetry

Influences

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Robert Burns (also known as Robin) was a Scottish poet and a 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. He also wrote in English and a "light" Scots, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland.

He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. A cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish Diaspora around the world, celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 14,187 ratings · 1,270 reviews · 2,010 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Poems and Songs 4.06 avg rating — 2,348 ratings — published 1906 — 293 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Poems of Robert Burns 4.13 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 1801 — 779 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Poems by Robert Burns, Carol McGuirk 3.94 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 1898 — 203 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tam o' Shanter 3.96 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 1791 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Robert Burns 4.28 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1835 — 478 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	袙褑褗褎薪邪谢邪褌邪褉褗卸 by Robert Burns, 袪芯斜褗褉褌袘褗褉薪褋, 袙谢邪写懈屑懈褉小胁懈薪褌懈谢邪 (translator) 4.24 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Burns: Selected Poems and Songs 4.10 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1977 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To a Mouse 3.79 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1785	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burns by Robert Burns, Gerard Carruthers (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Night Out with Robert Burns by Robert Burns, Andrew O'Hagan (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine;
But seas between us broad have roared
since days of long ago.”
― Robert Burns

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“My love is like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June:
My love is like the melody
That's sweetly played in tune.

How fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till all the seas gang dry.

Till all the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun;
I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only love.
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my love,
Though it were ten thousand mile.”
― Robert Burns

tags: poetry

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“But to see her was to love her,
Love but her, and love forever.”
― Robert Burns

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Emily Dickinson

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