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July 30, 1905
Daily Press
Newport News, Virginia
What is this article about?
In a 1780 letter to patron Gavin Hamilton, poet Robert Burns humorously predicted his rise to fame, joking that his birthday would join notable events like Black Monday in almanacs, akin to figures like Thomas a Kempis.
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BURNS AND FAME.
It is amusing to learn that Burns when just emerging from obscurity jocularly anticipated that his birthday would come to be noted among other remarkable events. In a letter to his early patron, Gavin Hamilton, in 1780 he says, "For my own affairs I am in a fair way of becoming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan, and you may henceforth expect to see my birthday inscribed among the wonderful events in the Poor Robin and Aberdeen Almanacks along with the Black Monday and the battle of Bothwell Bridge."
It is amusing to learn that Burns when just emerging from obscurity jocularly anticipated that his birthday would come to be noted among other remarkable events. In a letter to his early patron, Gavin Hamilton, in 1780 he says, "For my own affairs I am in a fair way of becoming as eminent as Thomas a Kempis or John Bunyan, and you may henceforth expect to see my birthday inscribed among the wonderful events in the Poor Robin and Aberdeen Almanacks along with the Black Monday and the battle of Bothwell Bridge."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Robert Burns
Fame Anticipation
Letter 1780
Gavin Hamilton
Almanack Events
What entities or persons were involved?
Burns
Gavin Hamilton
Thomas A Kempis
John Bunyan
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Key Persons
Burns
Gavin Hamilton
Thomas A Kempis
John Bunyan
Event Date
1780
Story Details
Burns, emerging from obscurity, jokingly anticipates his birthday becoming a noted event like historical milestones, comparing his future eminence to Thomas a Kempis and John Bunyan in a letter to patron Gavin Hamilton.