Allan Ramsay (1) (1686–1758)
Author of The gentle shepherd
For other authors named Allan Ramsay, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Portrait of the poet, Allan Ramsay (1686 - 1758) by William Aikman (1682 - 1731).
Works by Allan Ramsay
The ever green, : being a collection of Scots poems, wrote by the ingenious before 1600... Published by Allan Ramsay (1875) 5 copies
The tea-table miscellany: a collection of choice songs, Scots and English. In four volumes. By Allan Ramsay (2007) 3 copies
The Poems of Allan Ramsay 2 copies
Scots songs 1 copy
Content. A poem 1 copy
Associated Works
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1686-10-15
- Date of death
- 1758-01-07
- Gender
- male
- Education
- parish school, Crawford, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Occupations
- poet
wig-maker
bookseller - Organizations
- Easy Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Awards and honors
- Club Laureate, Easy Club, Edinburgh
- Nationality
- Scotland
Great Britain - Birthplace
- Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Places of residence
- Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK - Burial location
- Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Map Location
- UK
Members
Reviews
A collection of ballads collected or written by Ramsay. The verses to wide range of vernacular songs, nearly half in Scots English. There's a glossary in the back of my copy, but you may need a Scots-English dictionary handy, or just go with the flow and gather the meaning from context.
An invaluable collection; one which inspired Sir Walter Scott in his youth.
An invaluable collection; one which inspired Sir Walter Scott in his youth.
Collection [of] Scots Proverbs according to the edition published by Allan Ramsay, A by Allan Ramsay
An excellent collection of proverbs from the past
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Statistics
- Works
- 25
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 57
- Popularity
- #287,972
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 44
- Languages
- 3