Nineveh, the Birth of Burns

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Excerpt from Nineveh, the Birth of Burns: With Two Essays and Other Poems and Sonnets It may seem strange that I, blessed with so few advantages of wit or genius-requisites so indispensable in these affairs-should present to the public a volume of unfinished effusions, and I certainly feel abashed at the reception it deserves in those illustrious circles in which it has been my good fortune to secure its introduction. I am but seventeen years of age, consequently, my kind readers cannot wonder at the lack of stage thoughts and ideas, better known to more experienced persons. To the public I am nearly unknown, except through the columns of different papers to which I have subscribed my futile compositions. The first title I selected for my little work was "May Fair, and other Poems, " but being only partly acquainted with the legends, traditions, &c., , of this ancient borough, I thought it advisable to defer that portion for sundry corrections until a more seasonable opportunity. My poem on the birth of Burns was certainly a scanty ear by the side of the cereal gem of Miss Craig, but as it was allowed to contain a little corn, that authority of justice amply rewarded its lowly author. My "Twa Brigs of Boston" is in humble imitation of the Caledonian's "Brigs of Ayr, " intended to show the respect and deference due to old age from youth, an important matter too often forgotten by the runagates of human life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.