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The Land of Burns, a Series of Landscapes and Portraits, the Landscapes From Paintings by D.o. Hill, the Literary Department by Prof. Wilson
The Land of Burns a Series of Landscapes and Portraits the Landscapes From Paintings by Do Hill the Literary Department by Prof Wilson Author:John Wilson Title: The Land of Burns, a Series of Landscapes and Portraits, the Landscapes From Paintings by D.o. Hill, the Literary Department by Prof. Wilson and R. Chambers General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1840 Subjects: Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and w... more »hite OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CASSILLIS CASTLE AND CASSILLIS DOWNANS. 23 poem entitled the Calf. He had called upon Mr Hamilton on his way to church, and found him confined with gout, but was desired by him to bring home a note of the text on which the minister should preach. Mr Hamilton's writing-room had then a backdoor leading to the church. By this way Burns entered on his return, and finding a sister of Mrs Hamilton writing a note at the business desk, requested a pen, and, sitting down on the other side, scribbled in a few minutes one of the most bitter jeux cTesprits he ever penned. This room is further remarkable as the one in which the poet was married, that ceremony being rather of a legal than of a religious complexion. From the session- record, it would appear that the ceremony took place on the 3d of August, 1788, and that Mr Burns, being informed that in irregular marriages it was customary for the bridegroom to pay a small fine to the poor of the parish, gave a guinea for this purpose. CASSILLIS CASTLE AND CASSILLIS DOWNANS. The poem of Halloween opens, it will be recollected, thus -- " Upon tht nifflrt, whim fairies light On Cassillis Downans dance, Or owre the lay, in splendid blaze, On sprightly coursers prance. In the accompanying print, this favourite scene of fairy sport is seen rising behind the ancient mansion from which it takes its name. The castle stands on a...« less