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From the PREFACE. In 1853 the widow of Mr. Wallace Currie (son of Dr. Currie, the biographer of Burns) presented to the Athenaeum Library, Liverpool, two curious and interesting manuscript volumes. They are thus described in the Athenaeum Catalogue: - "Poems written by Mr. Robert Burns, and selected by him from his imprinted collection for Robert Riddell, of Glenriddell, Esq. A quarto volume of 162 pages, exclusive of portrait, title, and an introductory letter. The letter, and seventy-eight pages of the poems, are entirely in the poet's autograph. The rest of the MS. is in the handwriting of amanuenses, with occasional corrections and remarks by Burns himself." "Letters by Mr. Burns, which he selected for R. Riddell, Esq., of Glenriddell, F.A.S. of London and Edinr., and Member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester. A quarto volume, containing 103 pages, exclusive of title and portrait. The first six pages arc blank; the rest of the volume is in Burns's autograph." Until last year these volumes had been so carefully preserved under lock and key, that very few even of the proprietors of the Athenaeum knew of their existence. At my suggestion, they have now been placed within a glass case in the library, and may at all times be readily inspected. The volume of letters contains some unpublished matter, most of which was sent by me to the Athenaeum, of Aug. 1, 1874. The volume of poems I have carefully examined and collated with the Kilmarnock edition, and with that of Mr. Alexander Smith. On the fly-leaf at the beginning are the arms of Mr. Riddell, and a portrait of Burns. On the title-page is the inscription, "Poems written by Mr. Robert Burns, and selected by him from his unprinted collection, for Robert Riddell, of Glenriddell, Esq.;" and then follow ten lines of verse about Burns, "Here native genius, gay, unique, and strong, Shines through each page, and marks the tuneful song: Wrapt Admiration her warm tribute pays, And Scotia proudly echoes all she says: Bold Independence too, illumes the theme, And claims a manly privilege to Fame. Vainly, O Burns 1 would rank or riches shine, Compar'd with inborn merit great as thine; These chance may take, as chance has often giv'n; But pow'rs like thine can only come from heav'n." * * * * * After this, the book, as Burns left it, begins.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781539999584
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 56
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1539999580
  • Publisher Date: 08 Nov 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 86 gr


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