Letter from Robert Burns to unknown correspondent, 24 April 1795
Sir,
The inclosed ballads having fallen
into my hands, I send them to you as a flagrant
instance of the Poetica Licentia. The Poet,
whoever he is, seems to have some little wit with a
great deal of illnature; & I pray that he may
fall among hands who will reward him as he
deserves! If his interests come in your way,
I am confident that your zeal will not be
wanting in placing this Byblow of Thalia in
his proper point of view.
I am, Sir, ever,
your obliged & obedient
humble serv.t
Rob.t Burns
Dumfries
24 April 1795
The inclosed ballads having fallen
into my hands, I send them to you as a flagrant
instance of the Poetica Licentia. The Poet,
whoever he is, seems to have some little wit with a
great deal of illnature; & I pray that he may
fall among hands who will reward him as he
deserves! If his interests come in your way,
I am confident that your zeal will not be
wanting in placing this Byblow of Thalia in
his proper point of view.
I am, Sir, ever,
your obliged & obedient
humble serv.t
Rob.t Burns
Dumfries
24 April 1795
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/109
- Alt. number
- 3.6344
- Date
- 24 April 1795
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/109
- Alt. number
- 3.6344
- Date
- 24 April 1795
- On display
- No
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
Description
Letter from Robert Burns to an unknown correspondent, dated Dumfries, 24 April 1795.
Burns sent this letter to an unknown recipient in April 1795, just months before his death. The letter was sent with several humorous ballads acquired by Burns.
During this time, Burns was contributing songs to both James Johnson's Scots Musical Museum as well as George Thomson's Select Collection of Scottish Airs. This letter may be related to one of these publications.
Archive information
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Letters from and to Robert Burns
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- Letter from Robert Burns to unknown correspondent, 24 April 1795
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