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Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect

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Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect
DescriptionFirst collection of Robert Burns’s work to be published. Printed in Kilmarnock by John Wilson in 1786. Known as the ‘Kilmarnock Burns’ or the ‘Kilmarnock Edition’. The poems include ‘Scotch drink’, ‘The Cotter’s Saturday night’, ‘To a mouse’ and ‘To a louse’.
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Form / genre: Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events: 1786 [Date printed]
Places: Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland > East Ayrshire > Kilmarnock (inhabited place) [Place printed]
Subject / content: Poems
Scottish
Person / organisation: Burns, Robert, poet, 1759-1796 [Author]
Wilson, John, 1758-1821 [Printer]

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The works of Robert Burns
DescriptionPrinted and manuscript items relating to the works of Scotland's Bard, Robert Burns (1759 to 1796). 'Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect' was his first published collection of poems. Printed in 1786, it is also known as 'The Kilmarnock Edition'. Burns wrote in his commonplace book between 1783 and 1785, developing his poetic skills and noting down philosophical observations. There is also a volume containing 10 letters and two poems. Highlights from the volume include the only surviving letter that Burns wrote to his father, and part of the lyrics for 'Auld Lang Syne'.
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