I'm no dry poet, sadly. Instead, I'll be raising a glass of Cutty Sark this evening to Mr. Burns and making my kids groan while I read a little Burns at the dinner table. Sláinte Mhath!
And another hing - mebbe by the end he just got tired of being told, when he couldn't afford to leave a land where the most overused phrases are 'wind yer neck in' and 'ah kent yer da.'
'Perhaps when we can afford to forget ourselves, we’ll see the post of ‘national bard’ – along with the Nessie and the Gathering of the Clans – all go down the same plughole.' Ha... Nessie still seems strong
Is the picture of Burns channeling his relation Alexander Burnes? Or, via the magic of imagination, are you sending him to 'deal' with Boswell and windbag Johnson, before Boswell can create 'the cringe'? Quite how that pair spent any time here without being fed to livestock still amazes me.
I'm no dry poet, sadly. Instead, I'll be raising a glass of Cutty Sark this evening to Mr. Burns and making my kids groan while I read a little Burns at the dinner table. Sláinte Mhath!
I did not expect to be saddened by an essay on Burns. Thank you for a great and thought-provoking read.
That was an excellent read. Thank you.
And another hing - mebbe by the end he just got tired of being told, when he couldn't afford to leave a land where the most overused phrases are 'wind yer neck in' and 'ah kent yer da.'
'Perhaps when we can afford to forget ourselves, we’ll see the post of ‘national bard’ – along with the Nessie and the Gathering of the Clans – all go down the same plughole.' Ha... Nessie still seems strong
Is the picture of Burns channeling his relation Alexander Burnes? Or, via the magic of imagination, are you sending him to 'deal' with Boswell and windbag Johnson, before Boswell can create 'the cringe'? Quite how that pair spent any time here without being fed to livestock still amazes me.
heh.