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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Robert Burns – Ode for General Washington’s Birthday
Today is the anniversary of George Washington’s Birthday on February 22, 1732. In honor of this day and in keeping with the tutorial studying the Harvard Classics, Aloha Promises Forever presents Robert Burns’ Ode for General Washington’s Birthday This may be … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Robert Burns – To A Mouse
Tonight is the celebration of the birth of Robert Burns known as Burns Night. Robert Burns, of course, having been born on January 25, 1759. We have covered the life and legacy of Robert Burns previously. It’s well worth the … Continue reading
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Tagged Burns Night, Compassion, Harvard Classics, Kilmarnock, Plough, Poetry, Robert Burns, Sympathy, To A Mouse
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – Halloween – Robert Burns
In 1785, Robert Burns wrote a poem for Halloween. It is included within the the Kilmarnock volume. At 28 stanzas, it is one of Burns’ longer poems and mixes Scots with English. It was written in response to the 1780 poem for Halloween … Continue reading
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Tagged Halloween, Havard Classics, Kilmarnock, Poem, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics – The Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
We have had a wee bit of a discussion on Scotland’s national poet prior to this. It might be good to cross reference this if the reader is just now coming into this discussion. For now, let’s move on to … Continue reading
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Tagged Harvard Classics, Poems and Songs, Poetry, Robert Burns, Scotland, Songs, Verse
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: The Cotter’s Saturday Night – Robert Burns
On August 5, 1788, Robert Burns married Jean Armour. It seems only fitting that we might take a look in on a verbal picture he paints of Scottish home life on this anniversary. Funny how times change and yet so … Continue reading
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Tagged Criticism, Dialect, Harvard Classics, Kilmarnock Volume, Poetry, Robert Burns, Rustic, Scot, The Cotter's Saturday Night, Voices
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Holy Willie’s Prayer – Robert Burns
The Ploughman Poet and Bard of Ayrshire, Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and lyricist who lived from January 25, 1759 to July 21, 1796. Although celebrated worldwide, Burns is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, Harvard Classics, Holy Willie's Prayer, Kirk, Poetry, Robert Burns, Satire
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