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<p> Scottish poet, born at Paisley; the son of a weaver, was bred to the hand-loom, and with the exception of a two years' residence in Lancashire, passed his life in his native town; an enthusiastic admirer of Burns, Fergusson, and Ramsay, he soon began to emulate them, and in 1807 published a volume of "Poems and Songs," which, containing such songs as "Gloomy Winter's noo Awa," "Jessie the [[Flower]] o' Dunblane," "The Wood o' Craigielea," &c., proved an immediate success; disappointment at the rejection by [[Constable]] of his proffered MSS. of a new and enlarged edition of his works and a sense of failing health led to his committing suicide in a canal near Paisley; his songs are marked by tenderness and grace, but lack the force and passion of Burns (1774-1810). </p> | <p> Scottish poet, born at Paisley; the son of a weaver, was bred to the hand-loom, and with the exception of a two years' residence in Lancashire, passed his life in his native town; an enthusiastic admirer of Burns, Fergusson, and Ramsay, he soon began to emulate them, and in 1807 published a volume of "Poems and Songs," which, containing such songs as "Gloomy Winter's noo Awa," "Jessie the [[Flower]] o' Dunblane," "The Wood o' Craigielea," &c., proved an immediate success; disappointment at the rejection by [[Constable]] of his proffered MSS. of a new and enlarged edition of his works and a sense of failing health led to his committing suicide in a canal near Paisley; his songs are marked by tenderness and grace, but lack the force and passion of Burns (1774-1810). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_80764"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tannahill,+robert Robert Tannahill from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80764"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/tannahill,+robert Robert Tannahill from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 15 October 2021
Robert Tannahill [1]
Scottish poet, born at Paisley; the son of a weaver, was bred to the hand-loom, and with the exception of a two years' residence in Lancashire, passed his life in his native town; an enthusiastic admirer of Burns, Fergusson, and Ramsay, he soon began to emulate them, and in 1807 published a volume of "Poems and Songs," which, containing such songs as "Gloomy Winter's noo Awa," "Jessie the Flower o' Dunblane," "The Wood o' Craigielea," &c., proved an immediate success; disappointment at the rejection by Constable of his proffered MSS. of a new and enlarged edition of his works and a sense of failing health led to his committing suicide in a canal near Paisley; his songs are marked by tenderness and grace, but lack the force and passion of Burns (1774-1810).
