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"Now mirk December's dowie face
Glours our the rigs wi' sour grimace,
While, thro' his minimum of space,
The bleer-ey'd sun."
The Daft-Days
Scottish poet Robert Fergusson died #OTD in 1774. He was one of the leading figures of the 18th-century revival of Scots vernacular writing and the chief forerunner of Robert Burns. via @Britannica
Books by Robert Fergusson at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37968#books #literature #poetry
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