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At the Grave of Robert Burns [An Address to his Biographers]

MacKay, Charles. "At the Grave of Robert Burns [An Address to his Biographers]." New-York Saturday Press. 26 Feb. 1859: 4.
Type: 
newspaper
Genre: 
poetry
Abstract: 

Upset by the criticism the English poet Robert Burns faces postmortem, the speaker asks his reader to leave the bard alone. His faults should be "shrouded in deepest gloom" while his qualities and talent are emphasized.