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prevent the worst, I gave a copy of it to a friend who was very fond of these things, and told him I could not guess who was the Author of it, but that I thought it pretty clever. With a certain side of both clergy and laity it met with a roar of applause. Holy Willie's Prayer next made its appearance, and alarmed the kirk-Session so much that they held three several meetings to look over their holy artillery, if any of it was pointed against profane
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Most of these individuals were 'Auld Licht' however the
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I now began to be known in the neighborhood as a maker of rhymes. The first of my poetic offspring that saw the light was a burlesque lamentation on a quarrel between two reverend
Calvinists, both of them dramatis personae in my Holy Fair. I had an idea myself that the piece had some merit; but to
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The High Church in
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The two ministers had been friends however a dispute over the boundaries of their respectives parishes developed into a furious argument and public scandal that attracted Robert Burns's poetic talents with impressive results. This dispute had come before the
Presbytery at
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more ready to thunder forth the terrors of the law than to woo the wicked from the error of their ways, by setting before them the
Saviour's love, so fully and freely manifested in the soothing and soul-captivating strains of the
989:'shepherds' to their flock or 'herd'. Burns used the term 'Brutes' to describe the ministers congregations however this can be seen in the light of the Russel and Moodie being shepherds of their respective herds, as in "
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tickled the rear of his neighbour's horse with his switch, causing it to perform certain antics which sadly discommoded "Rumble John", and made him the amusement of passing wayfarers.
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large, robust, dark-complexioned man, imperturbably grave, and with a sullen expression seated in the deep folds of his forehead
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Pittock, Murray (2018). The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns. Volumes II and III: The Scots Musical Museum.
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during his lifetime. It appeared as a pamphlet again in 1799 on Saturday, 3 August and in book form in 1801.
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Such as he discovered, he would visit on the following morning, and severely rebuke for their ungodliness.
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The poem was first published in 1796 by Stewart and Meikle, Glasgow in one penny or two penny pamphlet '
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bitter and shameless quarrel ..., at the time when the hue and cry against patronage was as the worst."
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Calvinist with the same hellfire and damnation bellicose preaching style. He appears in the "
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Hunter's Illustrated History of the Family, Friends and Contemporaries of Robert Burns.
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and the resulting dissatisfaction led to Burns penning "
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Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (London Edition)
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The climax of the poems on a religious theme such as "
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Daiches, David (1952). Robert Burns. London: G. Bells
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The first of my poetic offspring that saw the light
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2001:Purdie, David, McCue & Carruthers, G (2013).
1844:Moody, Alexander (1791). "Parish of Riccartoun".
1896:. Vol. 4. Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd.
1882:. Vol. 3. Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd.
2815:Robert Burns's Interleaved Scots Musical Museum
1071:Robert Burns's Interleaved Scots Musical Museum
1850:. Vol. 6. Edinburgh: W. Creech. pp.
386:and was buried there in the churchyard of the
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732:There's Duncan*(3) deep, an' Peebles*4 shaul,
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2882:The Marriage of Robin Redbreast and the Wren
1835:. Scottish Church History Society. pp.
1291:. Hunter McQueen & Hunter. p. 275.
350:Then lug out your ladle, deal brimstone like
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16:Holy Tulzie or The Twa Herds by Robert Burns
1965:. New York : Welcome Rain Publishers.
1796:(7 ed.). Kilmarnock: D Brown & Co.
789:Auld Wodrow*(10) lang has hatch'd mischief;
595:Ye'll see how New-Light herds will whistle,
493:But fool with fool is barbarous civil war,"
275:Scenes and Legends of the North of Scotland
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2003:Maurice Lindsay's The Burns Encyclopaedia.
1936:Glasgow : The Scottish Daily Express.
1868:. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd.
1810:. Edinburgh: printed for Constable and Co.
1211:. Canongate Classics. p. 555, Vol. 2.
1145:. Canongate Classics. p. 552, Vol. 2.
1130:. Canongate Classics. p. 554, Vol. 2.
883:Wi' Smith, wha thro' the heart can glance,
629:What flock wi' Moodie's flock could rank?-
490:"Blockheads with reason wicked wits abhor,
305:Like his colleague at Riccarton he was an
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1391:Maurice Lindsay's The Burns Encyclopaedia
1319:Maurice Lindsay's The Burns Encyclopaedia
1066:Robert Burns's Commonplace Book 1783–1785
721:While New-Light herds, wi' laughin spite,
589:O, Moddie,*(1) man, an' wordy Russel,*(2)
341:Rumble John! Rumble John! mount the steps
227:His lengthen'd chin, his turned-up snout,
2242:Oh, whistle and I'll come to you, my lad
1418:. Oxford University Press. p. 380.
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775:An' that curs'd rascal ca'd M'Quhae,*(8)
741:That thou wilt work them, het an' cauld,
672:His voice was heard thro' muir and dale,
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2858:Robert Burns's diamond point engravings
1725:. Oxford University Press. p. 187.
1534:. Oxford University Press. p. 186.
1242:. Oxford University Press. p. 201.
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835:Come, join your counsel and your skills
715:And names, like "villain," "hypocrite,"
641:Frae Calvin's well, aye clear, drank, -
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841:An' get the brutes the power themsel's
801:A chield wha'll soundly buff our beef;
792:We thought aye death wad bring relief;
752:There's scarce a new herd that we get,
701:Could shake them o'er the burning dub,
675:He kenn'd the Lord's sheep, ilka tail,
669:What herd like Russel tell'd his tale;
661:An' weel he lik'd to shed their bluid,
652:Weel kend his voice thro' a' the wood,
649:The thummart, willcat, brock, an' tod,
561:Or wha will tent the waifs an' crocks,
521:Or wha will tent the waifs an' crocks,
411:" Burns referred to the dispute as a "
158:a piece not given either by Currie or
151:Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
1980:Messsrs Hunter McQueen & Hunter.
1932:Douglas, William Scott (Edit.) 1938.
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832:By mosses, meadows, moors, and fells,
772:M'Gill*(7) has wrought us meikle wae,
755:But comes frae 'mang that cursed set,
695:And New-Light herds could nicely drub
621:But by the brutes themselves eleckit,
615:Ye wha were ne'er by lairds respeckit
601:Lord's cause ne'er gat sic a twistle,
592:How could you raise so vile a bustle;
347:Cry, the Book is with heresy cramm'd;
293:John Wilson's grave, Burns's printer.
241:This was followed by a lampooning in
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2863:Robert Burns and the Eglinton Estate
2381:Robert Burns and the Eglinton Estate
1950:. Darvel : Alloway Publishing.
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855:An' that fell cur ca'd Common Sense,
781:That aft hae made us black an' blae,
769:Dalrymple*(6) has been lang our fae,
655:He smell'd their ilka hole an' road,
180:". Both were Auld Licht Calvinists.
2214:Such a Parcel of Rogues in a Nation
1941:Robert Burns. The Man and His Work.
1847:The statistical account of Scotland
861:Be banished o'er the sea to France:
821:I doubt he's but a grey nick quill,
735:But chiefly thou, apostle Auld,*(5)
681:An' saw gin they were sick or hale,
575:These five an' twenty simmers past-
555:Wha now will keep you frae the fox,
535:These five an' twenty simmers past-
515:Wha now will keep you frae the fox,
1948:Burns. A Biography of Robert Burns
829:O! a' ye flocks o'er a, the hills,
761:I hope frae heav'n to see them yet
689:He fine a mangy sheep could scrub,
569:The twa best herds in a' the wast,
529:The twa best herds in a' the wast,
362:And roar every note o' the Damn'd.
356:And roar every note o' the Damn'd,
233:O how they fire the heart devout..
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872:M'Gill's close nervous excellence
809:And mony a ane that I could tell,
712:Sic famous twa should disagree't,
609:O, sirs! whae'er wad hae expeckit
572:The e'er ga'e gospel horn a blast
532:The e'er ga'e gospel horn a blast
496:Pope, Dunciad, Bk.III, II. 175-6.
230:His eldritch squeel an' gestures,
156:Lockhart comments that this was "
20:The Holy Tulzie or The Twa Herds
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795:But he has gotten, to our grief,
749:Consider, sirs, how we're beset;
729:A' ye wha tent the gospel fauld,
635:Nae poison'd soor Arminian stank
632:Sae hale and hearty every shank!
430:Robert Burns letter to Dr. Moore
211:and a dedicated adherent of the
2868:Robert Burns Humanitarian Award
1907:Scottish Church History Society
1507:"Robert Burns World Federation"
877:M'Quhae's pathetic manly sense,
815:Forby turn-coats amang oursel',
709:Sic twa-O! do I live to see't?-
692:Or nobly fling the gospel club,
612:Your duty ye wad sae negleckit,
581:Hae had a bitter black out-cast
541:Hae had a bitter black out-cast
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168:The Reverends Moodie and Russel
1976:McQueen, Colin Hunter (2008).
1824:(4 ed.). Archibald M'Kay.
1287:McQueen, Colin Hunter (2009).
852:An' Learning in a woody dance,
849:Then Orthodoxy yet may prance,
552:Weel fed on pastures orthodox,
512:Weel fed on pastures orthodox,
107:was a poem written in 1784 by
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2771:Robert Burns World Federation
2585:Alexander Cunningham (lawyer)
1929:London : Hamish Hamilton
1746:"Fisher, William (1737–1809)"
1163:Robert Burns The Patriot Bard
1076:Robert Burns World Federation
398:The parish boundaries dispute
200:and starting his ministry at
2903:A Manual of Religious Belief
2889:The Merry Muses of Caledonia
1832:The religion of Robert Burns
1393:. Robert Hale. p. 280.
1321:. Robert Hale. p. 211.
1161:Hogg, Patrick Scott (2008).
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184:Alexander Moodie (1728-1799)
2361:The Hermitage, Friars Carse
2193:My Heart's in the Highlands
2158:The Cotter's Saturday Night
2005:London : Robert Hale.
1943:London : William Hodge
917:4: Rev. William Peebles of
818:There's Smith*(12) for ane;
549:O a' ye pious godly flocks,
509:O a' ye pious godly flocks,
188:Moodie was the minister of
111:whilst living at Mossgiel,
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2761:Bachelors' Club, Tarbolton
1901:Smith, Richard M. (2006).
812:Wha fain wad openly rebel,
196:, having been educated at
2874:The Loves of Robert Burns
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2270:A Man's A Man for A' That
1821:The History of Kilmarnock
1723:Robert Burns and Pastoral
1532:Robert Burns and Pastoral
1240:Robert Burns and Pastoral
965:12: Rev. George Smith of
374:The High Kirk, Kilmarnock
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2165:The Battle of Sherramuir
1807:The Life of Robert Burns
972:Notes on 'The Twa Herds'
923:5: Rev. William Auld of
911:3: Dr. Robert Duncan of
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798:Ane to succeed him,*(11)
778:And baith the Shaws,*(9)
2756:Glenriddell Manuscripts
2620:Robert Graham of Fintry
2426:Elizabeth 'Betty' Burns
2103:Epitaph for James Smith
1081:Glenriddell Manuscripts
955:, the historian of the
905:2: Rev. John Russel of
446:Riccarton parish church
388:Church of the Holy Rood
329:" Burns highlights his
253:John Russel (1740-1817)
2650:Jean Lorimer (Chloris)
2172:The Birks of Aberfeldy
1961:McIntyre, Ian (2001).
1946:Mackay, James (2004).
1925:Brown, Hilton (1949).
1750:The Burns Encyclopedia
1389:Purdie, David (2013).
1317:Purdie, David (2013).
1207:Noble, Andrew (2001).
1141:Noble, Andrew (2001).
1126:Noble, Andrew (2001).
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947:10: Patrick Wodrow of
899:1: Rev. Mr. Moodie of
844:To choose their herds.
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2530:John Bacon (landlord)
2432:James Glencairn Burns
2414:Francis Wallace Burns
2137:The Kilmarnock volume
2089:Man Was Made to Mourn
1802:Lockhart, John Gibson
1721:Leask, Nigel (2010).
1530:Leask, Nigel (2010).
1414:Leask, Nigel (2013).
1238:Leask, Nigel (2010).
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475:An Unco Mournfu' Tale
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105:An Unco Mournfu' Tale
2776:Bust of Robert Burns
2221:Ye Jacobites by Name
2124:Holy Willie's Prayer
2075:Comin' Thro' the Rye
1963:Robert Burns. A Life
1939:Hecht, Hans (1936).
1829:Muir, James (1932).
1030:Holy Willie's Prayer
858:That bites sae sair,
824:An' that ye'll fin'.
724:Say neither's liein!
664:An' sell their skin.
130:Holy Willie's Prayer
2940:Scottish literature
2605:Alexander Findlater
2420:William Nicol Burns
2408:Robert Burns Junior
2151:To a Mountain Daisy
2096:Address to the Deil
1209:The Canongate Burns
1143:The Canongate Burns
1128:The Canongate Burns
1012:Address to the Deil
864:Let him bark there.
838:To cowe the lairds,
804:I meikle dread him.
684:At the first sight.
678:Owre a' the height;
54:Original title
31:Burns holograph of
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2235:The Slave's Lament
2025:Researcher's site.
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784:Wi' vengefu' paws.
698:Or pay their skin;
638:He let them taste;
624:To be their guide.
618:To wear the plaid;
598:An' think it fine!
558:Or worrying tykes?
518:Or worrying tykes?
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198:Glasgow University
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2570:Margaret Chalmers
2366:Irvine Burns Club
2265:" (revised, 1794)
2011:978-0-7090-9194-3
1986:978-0-9559732-0-8
1425:978-0-19-960317-6
1400:978-0-7090-9194-3
1328:978-0-7090-9194-3
1298:978-0-9559732-0-8
1172:978-1-84596-412-2
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704:Or heave them in.
578:Oh, dool to tell!
538:Oh, dool to tell!
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174:Earl of Glencairn
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2725:Robert Tannahill
2635:Nelly Kilpatrick
2600:Robert Fergusson
2545:Thomas Blacklock
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1766:
1760:
1759:
1757:
1756:
1742:
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1733:
1727:
1726:
1718:
1712:
1702:
1696:
1686:
1680:
1670:
1664:
1654:
1648:
1638:
1632:
1622:
1616:
1606:
1600:
1590:
1584:
1574:
1568:
1558:
1552:
1542:
1536:
1535:
1527:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1503:
1497:
1487:
1478:
1468:
1462:
1452:
1446:
1436:
1430:
1429:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1386:
1371:
1361:
1352:
1342:
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1332:
1314:
1303:
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1284:
1275:
1265:
1256:
1250:
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1235:
1229:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1204:
1193:
1183:
1177:
1176:
1158:
1147:
1146:
1138:
1132:
1131:
1123:
1103:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1017:The Kirk's Alarm
983:Jacobus Arminius
886:May a' pack aff.
880:An' guid M'Math,
744:Till they agree.
718:Ilk ither gi'en,
658:Baith out an in;
604:Sin' I hae min'.
584:Atween themsel'.
564:About the dykes?
544:Atween themsel'.
524:About the dykes?
504:
485:
336:
313:" he figures as
257:Originally from
243:The Kirk's Alarm
222:
207:Alexander was a
190:Riccarton Church
125:The Kirk's Alarm
97:The Holy Tulzie'
29:
22:
2955:
2954:
2950:
2949:
2948:
2946:
2945:
2944:
2915:
2914:
2913:
2908:
2739:
2695:Elizabeth Paton
2675:William Maxwell
2665:Agnes Maclehose
2580:Alison Cockburn
2535:John Ballantine
2503:
2494:(father-in-law)
2462:Annabella Burns
2390:
2386:Writers' Museum
2324:
2284:
2275:
2256:A Red, Red Rose
2179:The Holy Tulzie
2082:John Barleycorn
2062:
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1920:Further reading
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1101:Scotland portal
1099:
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897:
764:In fiery flame.
644:O, sic a feast!
483:
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170:
143:Chap-book' form
139:
58:The Holy Tulzie
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33:The Holy Tulzie
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2943:
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2927:
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2910:
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2907:
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2899:
2892:
2885:
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2870:
2865:
2860:
2855:
2847:
2839:
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2837:
2832:
2827:
2822:
2817:
2812:
2805:
2795:
2790:
2789:
2788:
2783:
2773:
2768:
2763:
2758:
2753:
2747:
2745:
2741:
2740:
2738:
2737:
2735:Edward Whigham
2732:
2730:Peggy Thompson
2727:
2722:
2720:Alexander Tait
2717:
2712:
2707:
2702:
2697:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2660:John MacKenzie
2657:
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2647:
2642:
2637:
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2627:
2625:Gavin Hamilton
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2617:
2612:
2607:
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2597:
2595:Frances Dunlop
2592:
2590:Lord Glencairn
2587:
2582:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2562:
2557:
2552:
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2542:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2520:Robert Ainslie
2517:
2511:
2509:
2505:
2504:
2502:
2501:
2495:
2489:
2483:
2480:Isabella Burns
2477:
2471:
2465:
2459:
2453:
2447:
2444:William Burnes
2441:
2435:
2429:
2423:
2417:
2411:
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2398:
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2392:
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2373:
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2351:Ellisland Farm
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2278:
2276:
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2224:
2217:
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2154:
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2106:
2099:
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2085:
2078:
2070:
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1372:
1353:
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1089:
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1021:The Ordination
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873:
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866:
865:
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859:
856:
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845:
842:
839:
836:
833:
830:
826:
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822:
819:
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810:
806:
805:
802:
799:
796:
793:
790:
786:
785:
782:
779:
776:
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770:
766:
765:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
746:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
726:
725:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
706:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
686:
685:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
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665:
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659:
656:
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650:
646:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
630:
626:
625:
622:
619:
616:
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610:
606:
605:
602:
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596:
593:
590:
586:
585:
582:
579:
576:
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566:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
546:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
526:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
500:
499:
498:
497:
494:
491:
482:
479:
431:
428:
399:
396:
366:
365:
364:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
265:taught at the
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254:
237:
236:
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234:
231:
228:
186:
185:
178:The Ordination
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135:
121:The Ordination
101:The Twa Herds'
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61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
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15:
13:
10:
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3:
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2952:
2941:
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2928:
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2905:
2904:
2900:
2898:
2897:
2893:
2890:
2886:
2883:
2879:
2876:
2875:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2852:
2848:
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2833:
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2826:
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2816:
2813:
2811:
2810:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2800:
2799:
2796:
2794:
2791:
2787:
2784:
2782:
2779:
2778:
2777:
2774:
2772:
2769:
2767:
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2759:
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2746:
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2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2700:John Richmond
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2685:William Nicol
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
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2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
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2618:
2616:
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2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2565:Mary Campbell
2563:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2555:Richard Brown
2553:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2540:Alison Begbie
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2525:John Anderson
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2512:
2510:
2506:
2499:
2498:Robert Burnes
2496:
2493:
2490:
2487:
2484:
2481:
2478:
2475:
2472:
2469:
2468:William Burns
2466:
2463:
2460:
2457:
2454:
2451:
2450:Gilbert Burns
2448:
2445:
2442:
2439:
2436:
2433:
2430:
2427:
2424:
2421:
2418:
2415:
2412:
2409:
2406:
2403:
2400:
2399:
2397:
2393:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2376:Mossgiel Farm
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2352:
2349:
2347:
2346:Drukken Steps
2344:
2342:
2341:Burns Cottage
2339:
2337:
2336:Brownhill Inn
2334:
2333:
2331:
2327:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
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2306:
2304:
2301:
2300:
2299:
2298:
2294:
2293:
2291:
2287:
2282:
2271:
2267:
2264:
2263:Ca' the yowes
2260:
2257:
2253:
2250:
2249:Scots Wha Hae
2246:
2243:
2239:
2236:
2232:
2229:
2225:
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2215:
2211:
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2201:
2197:
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2183:
2180:
2176:
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2159:
2155:
2152:
2148:
2145:
2141:
2138:
2135:
2132:
2128:
2125:
2121:
2118:
2117:Handsome Nell
2114:
2111:
2107:
2104:
2100:
2097:
2093:
2090:
2086:
2083:
2079:
2076:
2072:
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2054:
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1788:
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1701:
1698:
1694:
1690:
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1678:
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1642:
1637:
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1598:
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1557:
1554:
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1495:
1491:
1486:
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1476:
1472:
1467:
1464:
1460:
1456:
1451:
1448:
1444:
1440:
1435:
1432:
1427:
1421:
1417:
1410:
1407:
1402:
1396:
1392:
1385:
1383:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1373:
1369:
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1354:
1350:
1346:
1341:
1339:
1335:
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1320:
1313:
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1290:
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1254:
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1227:
1223:
1222:Lockhart 1828
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1210:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1195:
1191:
1187:
1182:
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1168:
1164:
1157:
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1149:
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1091:
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1064:
1062:
1059:
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1054:
1052:
1049:
1048:
1044:
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1037:
1033:
1031:
1026:
1025:The Holy Fair
1022:
1018:
1014:
1013:
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996:
994:
992:
991:The Twa Herds
986:
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969:
968:
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960:
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950:
945:
944:
939:
936:
933:
932:
927:
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921:
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919:Newton-on-Ayr
915:
914:
909:
908:
903:
902:
885:
882:
879:
876:
875:
871:
868:
867:
863:
860:
857:
854:
851:
848:
847:
843:
840:
837:
834:
831:
828:
827:
823:
820:
817:
814:
811:
808:
807:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
788:
787:
783:
780:
777:
774:
771:
768:
767:
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760:
758:I winna name;
757:
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748:
747:
743:
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668:
667:
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660:
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651:
648:
647:
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640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
627:
623:
620:
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611:
608:
607:
603:
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594:
591:
588:
587:
583:
580:
577:
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571:
568:
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548:
547:
543:
540:
537:
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531:
528:
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488:
486:
481:The Twa Herds
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476:
472:
468:
464:
459:
457:
451:
444:
436:
429:
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418:
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372:
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333:style :
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323:The Twa Herds
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319:Wordy Russell
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315:Black Russell
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250:
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247:Singet Sawnie
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160:Gilbert Burns
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117:The Holy Fair
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