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The Cotter's Saturday Night

The Cotter's Saturday Night

Chapman, F. A.
Burns, Robert

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Literary CriticismGeneral MusicGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1425496601
ISBN13: 9781425496609
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 5 2006
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.14 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Cotter's Saturday Night is a poem written by Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, in 1785. The poem depicts the simple and humble life of a Scottish peasant family on a Saturday evening. The cotter, or the head of the family, is seen preparing his home for the arrival of his family, which includes his wife, children, and grandchildren. The family gathers around the fire to read the Bible and sing hymns, and the cotter offers a prayer of thanksgiving for their blessings.The poem also portrays the importance of family values, hard work, and religious faith in the Scottish culture. It celebrates the beauty of the Scottish countryside and the joys of rural life. The Cotter's Saturday Night is considered one of Burns' most famous and beloved works, and it has been praised for its vivid and detailed descriptions of Scottish life and culture.And Other Poems: Tam O'Shanter; The Death And Dying Words Of Poor Mailie; Poor Mailie's Elegy; To A Mouse; To A Mountain Daisy; To A Haggis; Epistle To Davie; A Red Red Rose; Epistle To A Young Friend; Epistle To John Lapraik.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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