Red Red Rose E-book
Author: Robert Burns
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Burns, Robert (1759-1796) - Scottish poet who has been referred to as
"Scotland condensed in a personality." Raised in extreme poverty, he became
a social as well as a literary sensation upon the publication of his early
poems. Burns is best known for his songs written in the Scottish vernacular.
A Red, Red Rose (1794) - One of Burns' well-known songs. Opening lines:
O my Luve's like a red, red rose, / That's newly sprung in June: ...
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