The other Robert : Fergusson, the poet who inspired Burns

Wilson, Richard, 1943-2018

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Rick Wilson tells the story of the high-spirited son of old Edinburgh who was born in 1750 and flashed briefly across the literary firmament like a meteorite, too quickly expired. But not before being called the laureate of the city Robert Fergusson loved with a fierce affection that celebrated its towering beauty as well as the colour of its characters and the vulgarity of its dark corners. He has been described as the chief forerunner of Burns and even as his John the Baptist; though Burns himself saw him more as an equal and even addressed him as by far my elder brother in the muse. Indeed, the great bard was so impressed by Fergusson and his bold use of vernacular Scots that he took fresh confidence from him and happily acknowledged the debt by even paying for his gravestone.