Sangs and Clatter This page will contain a pot pourri of
material about Burns as well as other related material.
Contributions are welcomed. Click the image to view an example
of Burns handwriting. This was from an original held by Burns's
son, Major James Glencairn Burns. The Noble Earl is James,
Fourteenth Earl of Glencairn whom Burns named his son after.
Verses Intended To Be Written Below A Noble Earl's Picture 1.
Whose is that noble, dauntless brow? And whose that eye of fire?
And whose that generous princely mien, Ev'n rooted foes admire?
2. Stranger! to justly show that brow And mark that eye of fire,
Would take His hand, whose vernal tints His other works admire!
3. Bright as a cloudless summer sun, With stately port he moves;
His guardian Seraph eyes with awe The noble Ward he loves. 4.
Among the illustrious Scottish sons That Chief thou may'st
discern: Mark Scotia's fond-returning eye - It dwells upon
Glencairn. Read about Robert Burns on Loch Lomond side > Billy
Scobie, the well known local histori