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Identity of 'Peggy' in poem
Identity of 'Peggy' in poem
Margaret Thomson of Kirkoswald
Meaning of 'westlin winds'
Meaning of 'westlin winds'
Westerly winds signalling approach of autumn
The 'Glorious Twelfth'
The 'Glorious Twelfth'
12th August, start of grouse shooting season
Meaning of 'moorcock'
Meaning of 'moorcock'
Another name for the red grouse
Burns's lifespan
Burns's lifespan
1759-1796
Title of Burns's first collection
Title of Burns's first collection
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
Publication year & place of 'Composed in August'
Publication year & place of 'Composed in August'
1786 Kilmarnock edition
Key phrase re: humans & nature in poem
Key phrase re: humans & nature in poem
Tyrannic man's dominion
Burns's cultural title/status
Burns's cultural title/status
Scotland's national bard
Original tune for 'Composed in August'
Original tune for 'Composed in August'
I had a horse, I had nae mair