Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Works of Robert Burns, Vol. 1 of 6: With His Life
The mother of Burns was a native of the county of Ayr; her birth was humble, and her personal at tractions moderate yet, in all other respects, she was a remarkable woman. She was blessed with singu lar equanimity of temper; her religious feeling was deep and constant she loved a well-regulated house hold; and it was frequently her pleasure to give wings to the weary hours of a chequered life by chaunting old songs and ballads, of which she had a large store. In her looks she resembled her eldest son; her eyes were bright and intelligent; her per ception of character, quick and keen. She lived till January lath, 1820, rejomed in the fame of the Poet, and partook of the fruits of his genius.
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