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Tannahill, Robert
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or Scottish poet, born at Paisley; the son of a weaver, was bred to the hand-loom, and with the exception of a two years' residence in Lancashire, passed his life in his native town; an enthusiastic admirer of Burns, Fergusson, and Ramsay, he soon began to emulate them, and in 1807 published a volume of "Poems and Songs," which, containing such songs as "Gloomy Winter's noo Awa," "Jessie the Flower o' Dunblane," "The Wood o' Craigielea," &c., proved an immediate success; disappointment at the rejection by Constable of his proffered MSS. of a new and enlarged edition of his works and a sense of failing health led to his committing suicide in a canal near Paisley; his songs are marked by tenderness and grace, but lack the force and passion of Burns (1774-1810).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tannahill, Robert'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/tannahill-robert.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
