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  1. William Nicol Burns (1791–1872) was the sixth child, third born and second surviving son born to the poet Robert Burns when he was 32 and his wife Jean Armour was 26. William was born at Ellisland Farm in Dunscore parish, shortly before the family moved to Dumfries in 1791. [1] His first and middle name was added in honour of William Nicol ...

  2. "The Birks of Aberfeldy" is a song lyric written for a pre-existing melody in 1787 by Robert Burns. He was inspired to write it by the Falls of Moness and the birch (the Scots word for it being birks ) [1] trees of Aberfeldy during a tour of the Scottish Highlands with his friend William Nicol.

  3. Há 5 dias · This savage four-line epitaph pays tribute to Burns's travelling companion, William Nicol, a theology scholar with whom he journeyed through the Highlands.

  4. 1 de fev. de 2007 · This article re-examines the language of a selection of Burns's writings—letters and poems—from a philological and sociolinguistic perspective. Literary, philosophical, biographical, historical and linguistic issues and materials are brought into articulation.

    • Jeremy J. Smith
    • 2007
  5. At Carlisle on 1 June 1787 Burns wrote to his friend William Nicol, classics master at Edinburgh High School, his only surviving letter in Scots; he then proceeded to Dumfries, where he was awarded the freedom of the burgh, and to Dalswinton, where he met his admirer Patrick Miller, before returning to Mauchline (where he was warmly reunited ...

  6. Colonel William Nicol Burns, third Son of the Poet A mezzotint engraving of an earlier oil painting by Sir Daniel Macnee of one of Robert Burns' sons in later life. William Nicol Burns was the sixth child of Robert Burns and his wife, Jean Armour Burns and one of three sons to survive into adulthood.

  7. William Nicol Burns and James Glencairn Burns—the poet’s third and fourth sons with Jean Armour—joined the East India Company, serving in British India before retiring to Cheltenham ( Hunter and Hunter: 2008: 30, 33).