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The Mountain Muse: October 2009
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Sunday, October 4, 2009. Reference to William Robertson "Songs And Sayings of Gowrie". Songs And Sayings of Gowrie pp139-141. Lines on a Culloden Field" (suggested by the remarks of heroes who had fought at the battle), "Culloden Field the Night Before The Battle". The last named piece may be taken as a specimen of Robertson's style.". Labels: Battle of Culloden. Songs and Sayings of Gowrie. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Mountain Muse: William Duncan Latto aka Tammas Bodkin
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Sunday, November 30, 2008. William Duncan Latto aka Tammas Bodkin. Clearly one of those Scots delighted by him was William Robertson. His delight was no doubt in the stories of Tammas and his formidable wife Tibbie as well as the fact that Mr Latto published his own poems and stories in the People's Journal too. This no doubt explains the following poem from The Mountain Muse. AN EPISTLE FRAE GLENWHUSKY TO TAMMAS BODKIN.
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The Mountain Muse: December 2008
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Friday, December 26, 2008. The Three Wives of William Robertson. According to both oral family history and William's death certificate, William managed to outlive not one, nor two but three wives - quite a feat since he was significantly older than wife #2 and wife #3! There is a poem in "The Mountain Muse" which I think he wrote about her because of the line "I ne'er can be your wife". Oh, dinna look sae sad, Willie;. These ...
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The Mountain Muse: More about the Macdonells of Glengarry
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Monday, April 13, 2009. More about the Macdonells of Glengarry. Further late night ferreting has uncovered a few more gleaned facts about William Robertson. There is a book called Songs and Sayings of Gowrie. Perhaps the Robertsons moved on from Glengarry when the estate was sold. We do know from other sources that the Robertson's eventually went to another situation in the Howe of Strathmore were William was apprenticed ...
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The Mountain Muse: April 2009
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Monday, April 13, 2009. More about the Macdonells of Glengarry. Further late night ferreting has uncovered a few more gleaned facts about William Robertson. There is a book called Songs and Sayings of Gowrie. Perhaps the Robertsons moved on from Glengarry when the estate was sold. We do know from other sources that the Robertson's eventually went to another situation in the Howe of Strathmore were William was apprenticed ...
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The Mountain Muse: November 2008
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Sunday, November 30, 2008. William Duncan Latto aka Tammas Bodkin. Clearly one of those Scots delighted by him was William Robertson. His delight was no doubt in the stories of Tammas and his formidable wife Tibbie as well as the fact that Mr Latto published his own poems and stories in the People's Journal too. This no doubt explains the following poem from The Mountain Muse. AN EPISTLE FRAE GLENWHUSKY TO TAMMAS BODKIN.
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The Mountain Muse: The Battle of Culloden
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The Battle of Culloden. According to William Robertson's obituary, published in the Pall Mall Gazette (and picked up in The Bristol Times and Mirror), he had "in his youth met and conversed with Highlanders who were "out" and who took part in that disastrous battle on Culloden Moor on April 16, 1846.". The thoucts o'bygane years. Still fling their shadows o'er my path -. It happened ance upon a time.
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The Mountain Muse: The Mountain Muse
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Monday, November 3, 2008. Who was "The Mountain Muse"? William Mather Robertson - born in Longforgan, Scotland on 3rd January, 1810 the 3rd son of Robert Robertson and Elspeth Hall. His father Robert was the Gamekeeper at nearby Castle Huntly. 1 http:/ www.electricscotland.com/history/kenneill/huntly/the people.htm. Echoes of The Mountain Muse. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Son of the Mountain Muse. A Joy For Ever.
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The Mountain Muse: More Gold
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Sunday, December 7, 2008. So my googling continues on - and I have found more gold. This book - The Bards of Angus and the Mearns. Is also reproduced online and in it we find the following about William Robertson. It will readily be conceded that is a unique experience for a man of. Over ninety years of age. To publish a volume of poems and sketches! I have already transcribed "A Culloden Jacobite". August 13, 2009 at 12:34 PM.
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The Mountain Muse: The Three Wives of William Robertson
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The life and times and poetry and prose of William Robertson of Broughty Ferry. Friday, December 26, 2008. The Three Wives of William Robertson. According to both oral family history and William's death certificate, William managed to outlive not one, nor two but three wives - quite a feat since he was significantly older than wife #2 and wife #3! There is a poem in "The Mountain Muse" which I think he wrote about her because of the line "I ne'er can be your wife". Oh, dinna look sae sad, Willie;. These ...