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'Ye banks and braes O'bonnie Doon' by Robert Burns

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Archive number
NTS/02/25/BRN/02/185
Alt. number
3.6078.b
Date
11 March 1791
On display
Yes
Creator
Burns, Robert (Author)

Description

"Ye banks and braes O'bonnie Doon" by Robert Burns.

This is the earliest draft of the song The Banks O’ Doon, and is included in the middle of a letter to Alexander Cunningham.

The describes the beauty of the river and how it intensifies the heartache of the woman who wanders along its flowery banks.

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  1. Robert Burns, collection of poems and songs ( )
  2. 'Ye banks and braes O'bonnie Doon' by Robert Burns

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