Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) was a pioneer of the Romantic movement and after his death became an important source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and in a "light" Scots dialect which would have been accessable to a wider audience than simply Scottish people. At various times in his career, he wrote in Eng ...

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Burns' direct influences in the use of Scots in poetry were Allan Ramsay (1686-1758) and Robert Fergusson. Burns' poetry also drew upon a substantial familiarity and knowledge of Classical, Biblical, and English literature, as well as the Scottish Makar tradition. Burns was skilled in writing not only in the Scots language but also in the Scottish English dialect of the English language. Some of his works, such as Love and Liberty (also known as The Jolly Beggars), ...

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In 1781 Robert went to Irvine to become a flax-dresser, but, as the result of a New Year carousal of the workmen, including himself, the shop took fire and was burned to the ground. This venture accordingly came to an end. In 1783 he started composing poetry in a traditional style using the Ayrshire dialect of Lowland Scots. In 1784 his father died, and Burns with his brother Gilbert made an ineffectual struggle to keep on the farm; failing in which they removed to Mossgiel, where they maintained an uphill fight for 4 years. ...

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Woodward was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Arthur Woodward (an immigrant from England) and Margaret Woodward, nee Burns (an immigrant from Scotland, born in Glasgow). From a very early age, Woodward was attracted to chemistry and engaged in private study while he attended the public primary and secondary schools of Quincy, Massachusetts. By the time he entered high school, he had already managed to perform most of the experiments in Paul Gatterman's then widely used textbook of experimental organic chemistry. In 192 ...

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A Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of the version of the Scots song Auld Lang Syne, which is generally sung at Hogmanay and other New Year celebrations around the English-speaking world. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, the 25th of January, sometimes known as Burns Night, although they may in principle be held at any time of the year. Burns suppers are most common in Scotland (and also in Russia, where nationally televised Burns nights are held in the Kremlin) but they occur wherever there are Burns clubs, e ...

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The Burns Club of Atlanta was founded in 1896 and is housed in an exact replica of Robert Burns' home. The building (built in 1910) is located just south of the East Atlanta neighborhood in Atlanta. ...

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Burns is a town located in Allegany County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,248. The town is named after Scots poet Robert Burns. The Town of Burns lies in the northeast corner of Allegany County. Burns New York - History. The Town of Burns was first settled around 1805. From the beginning Canaseraga was the major settlement in the town. The town was formed in 1826 from part of the Town of Ossian in Livingston County. The region had been first settled ...

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Alloway (Scottish Gaelic: Allmhaigh) is a village and suburb of Ayr on the Doon, in Scotland. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns, and is also where he set Tam o'Shanter. The ruined Alloway Kirk features in the poem--as the scene of the witches' dance--as does the local Brig o'Doon. There is a memorial to Burns in the village, and several museums. Other related archivesAlloway Kirk, Ayr, Robert Burns, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic, Tam o'Shanter, memorial, museums, su

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A Red, Red Rose is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose or Red, Red Rose and is often published as a poem. A Red, Red Rose - The Full Text of My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose. O, my luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June O, my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune As fair art thou, my bonie las ...

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In 1938 he married Irja Pullman, and in 1946 he married Eudoxia Muller. From the first marriage he had two daughters, and from the second one daughter and one son. During his lifetime Woodward authored or coauthored 196 publications, of which 85 are full papers, the remainder comprising preliminary communications, the text of lectures, and reviews. The pace of his scientific activity soon outstripped his capacity to publish all experimental details, and much of the work he participated was published even till a few years after his dea ...

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The Scots song A Man's a man for a' that by Robert Burns is known for its expression of egalitarian ideas of society which may be seen as anticipating the ideas of liberalism which arose in the 18th century and socialism which arose in the 19th century. It is known in translations into other European languages, in German for example as Trotz alledem und alledem. The song was sung at the opening of the Scottish parliament ...

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Cutty sark is 18th century Scots for "short shirt": cutty (a cognate of the English language word cut) is "short, stumpy"; sark (from Old English serce "shirt") is a chemise, undergarment or nightshirt. Hyphenated, Cutty-sark was a nickname for a fictional character invented by Robert Burns, and from there has become part of an idiom in colloquial English, especially the Scottish English dialect. In Burns' poem Tam O' Shanter, the drunken Tam happens upon a witches' ceilidh. Among the dancing ...

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Auld Lang Syne (Eng: times gone by), by Robert Burns, is one of the best known songs in English-speaking countries. Yet, perhaps because it was originally written in the Scots language, often people can recall the melody easily but know only a fraction of the words. It is usually sung each year on New Year's Day (Hogmanay in Scotland) in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and English speaking Canada at midnight and signifies the start of a new year. It is also used as a graduation song a ...

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A Red, Red Rose is a 1794 song in Scots by Robert Burns based on traditional sources. The song is also referred to by the title My Love is Like A Red, Red Rose or Red, Red Rose and is often published as a poem. A Red Red Rose - The Full Text of My Love is Like A Red Red Rose. O, my luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June O, my luve's like the melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune As fair art thou, my bonie lass< ...

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1536 - Events. February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. February 25 - Jacob Hutter burned at the stake for heresy May 19 - Execution of Anne Boleyn May 30 - Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour October 13 - The Pilgrimage of Grace, a rebellion in York, is "resolved" by Robert Aske October 29 - Coronation of Jane Seymour as the Queen of England Various religious buildings are closed as part of Henry VIIIs dissolution of ...

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1314 - Events. March 18 - Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar is burned at the stake June 24 - Battle of Bannockburn. Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce beat Edward II of England. Scotland regains its independence. The Mappa Mundi (Map of the World) is made. It showed Jerusalem at the centre, as decreed in the Bible. 1314 - Births. Ramathibodi I, king of Ayutthaya (died 1369) Philippa of Hainault, Queen consor ...

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1022 - Events. Several Catharist heretics are killed in Toulouse. Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden dies and is succeeded by Anund Jakob. Synod of Pavia - decrees against non-celibate clergy and against simony Robert II the Pious burns some canons of St Croix in Orleans, for holding that the world is inherently evil Aethelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury, received at Rome Al-Muizz ibn Badis begins to rule Ifriqiya in his own right. 1022 ...

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A Bunsen burner is a device used in scientific laboratories for heating, sterilization, and many other uses. A common misconception is that the Bunsen burner was invented by Robert Wilhelm Bunsen but although it is named after him, it is actually an improvement made in 1855 by his laboratory assistant, Peter Desdega, of an earlier design by Michael Faraday. The device safely burns a continuous stream of gas without the risk that the flame will travel back down the tube to the gas supply. It is most common for the burner ...

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Burn is a heavy rock band band from Loughborough, England. It comprises Jeff Ogden on vocals, Robert Devenney on guitar, Marc Stackhouse on bass guitar, Barney Stackhouse on keyboard and Rob Morris on drums. Formed in 1991, their debut album, So Far So Bad made a great impact, with Kerrang! awarding it 5 stars. They tounred the United States and Europe and in 1995 released their second album, Spark to a Flame. Original drummer Karl Bee was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2001. The band ...

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