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Robert Burns (or Burnes) was born on the 25th January 1759 to an Ayrshire farming family. During his all too short lifespan he penned well over 600 works, many of the highest quality. In so doing, he left a heritage which would span the world like no other has done before, or since.
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In 1745, the Scots rose to the banner of Charles Edward Stuart who returned from exile in an attempt to overturn the rule of London and reclaim the Scottish throne from George II.
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Good friend and supporter of Burns, Robert Aitken was a well-respected and most accomplished lawyer who successfully defended his and Burns' friend, Gavin Hamilton who was brought to task by the 'Auld Licht' church in Mauchline.
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Having visited Bannockburn, the site of Robert Bruce's, and Scotland's greatest victory, Burns wrote the rousing words of 'Scots Wha Hae'.
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The 'heroic' Tam o' Shanter was based on Douglas Graham, the tenant of Shanter Farm and well known to Burns. This chesspiece shows Tam'weel mounted on his grey mare Meg - a better never lifted leg' as he flees the warlocks and witches of Kirk Alloway.
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The chesspiece shows the mouth-watering haggis. A traditional Scottish dish considered to be something of a delicacy in Burns' day, it consists of a mixture of oatmeal, seasoning and sheep or lamb offal wrapped in a sheep's stomach.
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The complete works of Robert Burns' genius are collated in various editions including George Thomson's 'Original Scottish Airs' and James Johnson's 'Scots Musical Museum' song collections.
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Although Robert Burns had many other loves in his life, he always returned to his long-suffering wife, Jean Armour. Despite his philanderings and the inevitable scattering of other offspring, Jean remained constant to Robert throughout his life and after.
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The universal song of friendship, 'Auld Lang Syne' ('Old Long Ago' or, by interpretation, 'Old Times Gone') is sung in every language in the world and signifies the parting of friends.
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This figure represents the hardest times of his life and that of his father before him. The Burns (or Burnes) family had desperate luck with their farming ventures and the many, many hours Robert spent behind the horse-pulled plough were to little avail.
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Having been rejected at his first attempt to marry Jean Armour, Burns planned to emigrate to Jamaica with his new love, Mary Campbell, a maidservant to his good friend, Gavin Hamilton.
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A wonderfully, sensitive poem which reflects love unchanged by the progression into old age. The words are spoken by the wife, remembering the days when she and her husband were both young and vibrant, and now contemplating their remaining years together.
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A work of humour and biting satire. Caesar, a Newfoundlander and dog of the landed gentry, and a farmer's collie, Luath (named after Burns' own dog) meet of an evening to discuss the ways of the world.
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Souter Johnny is the well known, hard-drinking friend of the even more famous 'Tam o'Shanter'. The character is based on a real person, John Davidson, a cobbler and a friend of Burns. (a 'souter' is a cobbler).
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A cameo picture of a family Saturday night, in an age when 'family' meant everything, is captured in this beautiful piece which depicts the humble and pious Cotter reading from the Bible to his children.
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Hauled before the 'Auld Licht' kirk minister, the Reverend William 'Daddy' Auld, Hamilton was accused of riding his horse over the countryside on a Sabbath (Sunday).
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