Robert Burns was a poet and songwriter widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. This celebrated Scottish poet and lyricist was born at Alloway, near Ayr, in 1759. Burns' poem "A Red, Red Rose" is considered one of the greatest poems of all-time.
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Articles about Robert Burns or articles that mention Robert Burns.
Here are a few random quotes by Robert Burns.
See also: All Robert Burns Quotes
Had we never lov'd sae kindly, Had we never lov'd sae blindly, Never met -- or never parted -- we had never been broken-hearted. Go to Quote / Comment
The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'men Gang aft agley. Go to Quote / Comment
O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us. (O would some power the gift to give us to see ourselves as others see us.) Go to Quote / Comment
But man to whom alone is given/ A ray direct from pitying /Heaven Glories in his heart humane /And creatures for his pleasure slain. Go to Quote / Comment
I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission. Go to Quote / Comment