Letter from Robert Burns to Robert Ainslie, 29 July 1787
Give you joy, give you joy, My dear brother! may
your child be as strong a man as Samson, as wise a
man as Solomon, & as honest a man as - his father, -
I have double health & spirits at the news. - Welcome, Sir,
to the society, the venerable Sociaty of Fathers!!!
"Lo children are God's heritage;
"The womb's fruit his reward;
"The sons of youth as arrows are
"In strong men's hands prepar'd.-
"Oh, happy is the man that hath
"His quiver fill'd with those!
"He unashamed in the gate
"Shall speak unto his foes!
But truce, with the Psalmist! I shall certainly give
you a congratulatory Poem on the birth day myself. -
your child be as strong a man as Samson, as wise a
man as Solomon, & as honest a man as - his father, -
I have double health & spirits at the news. - Welcome, Sir,
to the society, the venerable Sociaty of Fathers!!!
"Lo children are God's heritage;
"The womb's fruit his reward;
"The sons of youth as arrows are
"In strong men's hands prepar'd.-
"Oh, happy is the man that hath
"His quiver fill'd with those!
"He unashamed in the gate
"Shall speak unto his foes!
But truce, with the Psalmist! I shall certainly give
you a congratulatory Poem on the birth day myself. -
Key details
- Archive number
- NTS/02/25/BRN/01/17
- Alt. number
- 3.6044
- Date
- 29 July 1787
- On display
- Yes
- Creator
- Burns, Robert (Author)
- Recipient
- Ainslie, Robert
Archive information
Place of creation
Themes
Hierarchy
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Letters from and to Robert Burns
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