Name/TitleThe Poems of Clarinda
MakerRoss, John D.
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectPaperback publication, covered in black and gold paper, titled 'The Poems of Clarinda: With a Biographical Sketch of the Heroine by John D. Ross, LLD.' The contents are:
- Foreword
- Clarinda
- On Love and Friendship
- On the Autumn of Life
- To Mr James Gray
- Had Nothing Else To Do
- Burns's reply to "Had Nothing Else To Do"
- To A Blackbird Singing On A Tree
- To Miss Aitken
- Answer to Mrs Saville's Query: "To Love Can Anything Be A Labour?"
- To Mr Ainslie
- On the Death of Mrs Ridley's Linnet
- On the Loss Of My Child
- To Mr Archibald Menzies
- Epitaph On My Grandchild's Cat
- Sensibility Is Charming
- Sympathy
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 223 x W: 144 mm
Date Made1929
PublisherEneas Mackay
Publication Date1929
Publication PlaceScotland, Stirling
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Maclehose:
Agnes Maclehose (26 April 1758 – 23 October 1841), or Agnes Craig, known to her friends as Nancy and to Robert Burns followers as Clarinda, was a Scotswoman who had an unconsummated affair with Burns during 1787-88, on which he based the 1791 song "Ae Fond Kiss". The pseudonyms of her "Clarinda" to his "Sylvander" were adopted by the pair for confidential correspondence purposes. Maclehose, used here throughout, has been various styled, including "McLehose", "MacLehose" and "M'Lehose" [continues].
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordspoetry & verse
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2024-33
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved