His uncle, George Lauder, whom he referred to as " Dod ", introduced him to the writings of Robert Burns and historical Scottish heroes such as Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, and Rob Roy.

The last of these also contained some oral material and by the end of the 18th century this was becoming increasingly common, with collections including John Ritson's, The Bishopric Garland ( 1784 ), which paralleled the work of figures like Robert Burns and Walter Scott in Scotland.

Respected literary figures like Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott in Scotland both collected and wrote their own ballads, using the form to create an artistic product.

Robert Burns ( 1759 – 1796 )

A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems.

The suppers are normally held on or near the poet's birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night ( Burns Nicht ), although they may in principle be held at any time of the year.

The first suppers were held in Ayrshire at the end of the 18th century by Robert Burns ' friends on the anniversary of his death, 21 July, In Memoriam and they have been a regular occurrence ever since.

Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Joseph Priestley, Humphry Davy, Linus Pauling, Gilbert N. Lewis, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Robert Burns Woodward, and Fritz Haber also made notable contributions.

CEO's of top Fortune 500 companies include James P. Gorman of Morgan Stanley, Robert J. Stevens of Lockheed Martin, Philippe Dauman of Viacom, Ursula Burns of Xerox, and Vikram Pandit of Citigroup.

Robert Burns ( 1759-96 ) exalted as Scotland's national poet.

Both the major literary figures of the following century, Robert Burns and Walter Scott, would be highly influenced by the Ossian cycle.

", as well as the supernatural associated with the night, " Bogies " ( ghosts ), influencing Robert Burns ' Halloween 1785.

The haggis is a traditional Scottish dish, considered the national dish of Scotland as a result of Robert Burns ' poem Address to a Haggis of 1787.

Recitation of the poem Address to a Haggis by Robert Burns is an important part of the Burns supper

Haggis is traditionally served as part of the Burns supper on the week of January 25, when Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns, is commemorated.

" Auld Lang Syne " is a traditional poem reinterpreted by Robert Burns, which was later set to music.

" This particular line of criticism also misses the obvious parallels that existed between the story's background ( England conquered by the Normans in 1066, when they killed Saxon King Harold at Hastings, about 130 years previously ) and the prevailing situation in Scott's native Scotland ( Scotland's union with England in 1707 – about the same length of time had elapsed before Scott's writing and the resurgence in his time of Scottish nationalism evidenced by the cult of Robert Burns, the famous poet who deliberately chose to work in Scots vernacular though he was an educated man and spoke modern English eloquently ).

* 1759 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet ( d. 1796 )

* Burns, Robert.

For subtle swinging rhythms, I could admire intensely Mulligan's version of `` Weep '', and the fireworks went on display in `` 18 Carrots For Robert '', a sax tribute to Johnny Hodges.

Cuarón's next feature was also a literary adaptation, a modernized version of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert De Niro.

A refined version was proposed by Linus Pauling and Robert Corey in 1951.

A film version of the book, starring Morgan Freeman, Fred Ward and Greg Kinnear and directed by Robert Benton, was released in 2007.

He received accolades for his portrayal of Sydney Carton in a made for television version of A Tale of Two Cities ( 1980 ), co-starred with Dennis Hopper in The Osterman Weekend ( 1983 ), which was based on the Robert Ludlum novel of the same name, and co-starred with Goldie Hawn in Protocol ( 1984 ).

Haeckel advanced a version of the earlier " recapitulation theory ", previously set out by Étienne Serres in the 1820s and supported by followers of Geoffroy including Robert Edmond Grant, which proposed a link between ontogeny ( development of form ) and phylogeny ( evolutionary descent ), summed up by Haeckel in the phrase " ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny ".

An early version of the second movement was first composed in 1854, not long after Robert Schumann's attempted suicide, and this was later used in his first piano concerto.

This set included four previously unreleased tracks, including a version of Robert Johnson's " Travelling Riverside Blues ".

An initial, sharply satiric version was rejected by Robert Dodsley, the London printer, just when Sterne's personal life was upset.

Robert Stanley Weir wrote in 1908 another English version, which is the official and most popular version, one that is not a literal translation of the French.

Fulcher of Chartres was present at the Council, but his version of the speech was written c. 1100 – 1106 ; Robert the Monk may have been present, but his version dates from about 1106.

Pulp fiction author Robert E. Howard wrote extensively about his romanticized version of the Picts, especially in his short stories revolving around the fictional character Bran Mak Morn, but also in many other of his stories.

* Robert Bin Shaaban produced a version in Swahili ( dated 1948, published 1952 )

In the same year, Waits lent his vocals to Gavin Bryars ' 75-minute reworking of his 1971 classical music piece Jesus ' Blood Never Failed Me Yet ; appeared in Robert Altman's film version of Raymond Carver's stories Short Cuts and Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California, a short black-and-white movie with Iggy Pop ; and his third child, Sullivan, was born.

Cambridge England: Cambridge University Press ( Online version from Robert Bedrosian's Armenian History Workshop ).

Robert Zubrin and Dana Andrews analyzed one hypothetical version of the Bussard ramscoop and ramjet design in 1985.

The first night of the London version featured Robert Anton Wilson, accompanied by Shea, as a naked extra in the witches ' sabbat scene.

" The 1998 German motion picture 23 told a dramatized version of his story ; Robert Anton Wilson appeared as himself.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. and Seymour Hersh quote Robert Kennedy's version of events, writing that John Kennedy would have preferred Stuart Symington as his running-mate and that Johnson teamed with House Speaker Sam Rayburn to pressure Kennedy to offer the nomination.

A fellow Marine by the name of Robert Ryan met Brooks and told him he was determined to play in a version of the book on screen.

A SNES version, also programmed by Robert Champagne, was released the following year, supporting two players in split-screen mode.

In the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ( 911 ) with King Charles, Rollo pledged feudal allegiance to the king, changed his name to the Frankish version, and converted to Christianity, probably with the baptismal name Robert.