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Robert Burns (1759–1796)
The Morgan Library & Museum ^
| December 2011 through 5 February 2012
| Christine Nelson, Drue Heinz Curator of Literary and Historical Manuscripts.
Posted on 12/31/2025 5:30:24 PM PST by kawhill
It was Robert Burns (1759–1796), the great eighteenth-century Scottish poet, who transformed the old song (and many other Scottish standards) for publication. He devoted the last ten years of his short life to collecting old verses, revising and "mending" as he saw fit, even composing poetry to accompany popular airs. When Burns turned his attention to "Auld Lang Syne," he claimed merely to have transcribed the words from "an old man's singing." But from the time his version of the song was first printed (in 1796, just after his death), it has been understood that Burns lent more than a trace of his distinctive artistry to the now-famous verses.
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TOPICS: History; Poetry
KEYWORDS: burns; by; europe; gone; literature; poet; poetry; robertburns; time
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I saw mentions of the song, but not the person. Could have missed something...it's New Year Eve.
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posted on
12/31/2025 5:30:24 PM PST
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kawhill
To: kawhill
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posted on
12/31/2025 5:35:57 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: kawhill
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posted on
12/31/2025 5:36:33 PM PST
by
xp38
To: kawhill
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posted on
12/31/2025 5:47:16 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Yesterday only comes one time. —Richard Starkey)
To: Jamestown1630
Time for some cullen skink.
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posted on
12/31/2025 5:54:04 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
I can’t find haddock anywhere now, much less smoked haddock.
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posted on
12/31/2025 5:59:31 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
I can find frozen haddock, but finding smoked haddock has been a dead end.
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:03:30 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Sounds obscene but it turns out to be a type of soup.
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:07:34 PM PST
by
frank ballenger
(There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
To: frank ballenger
It does at that. If cullen skink isn't available, there is always finnan haddie.
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:11:27 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: frank ballenger
Sounds obscene but it turns out to be a type of soup. Those wacky British Isles with their Cock-a-Leekie (Scottish soup) )and Spotted dick (English pudding)!
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:37:52 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Yesterday only comes one time. —Richard Starkey)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:44:48 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: kawhill; xp38; Disambiguator; Governor Dinwiddie; frank ballenger
A new doctor is being shown around a Scottish hospital. As they enter one ward, the nearest patient turns to him and says “Fair fa’ your honest sonsie face, great chieftain o’ the pudden race!”
Before the doctor can react, the patient in the next bed adds “Wee sleekit cowerin’ timorous beastie! O what a panic’s in thy breastie!”
And not to be outdone, the third patient responds “Some ha’ meat and cannae eat, and some wad eat that want it!”
The doctor murmurs to the orderly “So this is the mental health ward?”
“Och no!” replies the orderly.
“...it’s the Serious Burns Unit!”
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:45:42 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Yesterday only comes one time. —Richard Starkey)
To: Albion Wilde
Excellent. You win the day! 👍
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:51:40 PM PST
by
Governor Dinwiddie
( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
To: frank ballenger
Cock o leekee followed up with warm spotted dick and butter for dessert.
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posted on
12/31/2025 6:54:01 PM PST
by
Organic Panic
('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower)
To: Jamestown1630
I had a haddock. A couple of aspirin cured it.
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posted on
12/31/2025 7:40:01 PM PST
by
dynachrome
(“They don’t kill you because you’re a Nazi; they call you a Nazi so they can kill you.”)
To: dynachrome
:-)
I wish I could have a haddock; my grandmother used to bake them with bacon strips on top of each filet, and it was wonderful.
We also grew up having smoked herring for breakfast; at least I can still find that.
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posted on
12/31/2025 7:45:35 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
Neeps and tatties for me.
To: Jamestown1630
I can’t find haddock anywhere now, much less smoked haddock. Maybe this guy can help find some:
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posted on
01/01/2026 2:38:30 PM PST
by
nicollo
(Trump beat the cheat! )
To: nicollo
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posted on
01/01/2026 2:59:41 PM PST
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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