Letter from Robert Burns to Stephen Clarke, 16 July 1792
Mr Burns begs leave to present his most respectful
Compl.nts to M.r Clarke - Mr B - some time
ago did himself the honour of writing Mr C
respecting coming out to the country to give
a little Musical instruction in a highly respectable
family where Mr C may have
his own terms, & may be as happy as
Indolence, the Devil, & the Gout will permit
him. - Mr B- knows well the Mr C
is engaged so long with another family;
but cannot Mr C- find two or three
weeks to spare to each of them? Mr
B- is deeply impressed with, & awfully
Compl.nts to M.r Clarke - Mr B - some time
ago did himself the honour of writing Mr C
respecting coming out to the country to give
a little Musical instruction in a highly respectable
family where Mr C may have
his own terms, & may be as happy as
Indolence, the Devil, & the Gout will permit
him. - Mr B- knows well the Mr C
is engaged so long with another family;
but cannot Mr C- find two or three
weeks to spare to each of them? Mr
B- is deeply impressed with, & awfully
conscious of, the high importance of Mr C-s
time, whether in the winged moments of symphonies
exhibition at the keys of Harmony,
while listening Seraphs cease their own less de-
lightful strains; - or in the drowsy hours of
slumbrous repose in the arms of his dearly
beloved elbow-chair, where the frowsy but poten
Power of Indolence, circumfuse her vapours round,
& sheds her dews on, the heard of her Darling
Son. - but half a line conveying half
a meaning from Mr C- would make Mr B
the very happiest of mortals. –
July 6th 1792
time, whether in the winged moments of symphonies
exhibition at the keys of Harmony,
while listening Seraphs cease their own less de-
lightful strains; - or in the drowsy hours of
slumbrous repose in the arms of his dearly
beloved elbow-chair, where the frowsy but poten
Power of Indolence, circumfuse her vapours round,
& sheds her dews on, the heard of her Darling
Son. - but half a line conveying half
a meaning from Mr C- would make Mr B
the very happiest of mortals. –
July 6th 1792
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/96
- Alt. number
- 3.6324
- Date
- 17 July 1792
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Clarke, Stephen
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/96
- Alt. number
- 3.6324
- Date
- 17 July 1792
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Clarke, Stephen
Description
Letter from Robert Burns to Stephen Clarke, dated 16 July 1792.
Letter concerns the possibility of the recipient "... coming out to the country to give a little musical instruction in a highly respected family."
Endorsed with a note from Robert Burns the Ayrshire Bard to Mr Stephen Clark, Organist of the Cowgate.
Archive information
Themes
Hierarchy
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Letters from and to Robert Burns
(
a sub-fonds is a subdivision in the archival material)
- Letter from Robert Burns to Stephen Clarke, 16 July 1792
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