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Charles Spence (bard)
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Charles Spence was a Scottish
poet, stonemason and footman
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Spence was born in the parish of Kinfauns, spent most of his life in Rait
and died in Manchester
.
Another favourite Spence poem was entitled: 'My love's window'.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
poet, stonemason and footman
Footman
A footman is a male servant, notably as domestic staff.-Word history:The name derives from the attendants who ran beside or behind the carriages of aristocrats, many of whom were chosen for their physical attributes. They ran alongside the coach to make sure it was not overturned by such obstacles...
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- The Bard of Gowrie; the Poet of the Carse.
Spence was born in the parish of Kinfauns, spent most of his life in Rait
Rait
Rait is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies north-west of Errol, in the Gowrie area west of Dundee. The former parish church, now ruined, was built in the middle ages, and abandoned in the 17th century when the parish of Rait was merged with Kilspindie. The remains of a...
and died in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
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- Linn-ma-Gray I long to see
- Thy heathy heights and broomy lea;
- Whaur linnets lilt and leverets play
- Around the roar of Linn-Ma-Gray.
- Linn-ma-Gray when to the street
- Crowds follow crowds, in crowds to meet,
- I wend my solitary way,
- An' climb the cliffs of Linn-ma-Gray.
- Linn-ma-Gray, each mounting spring,
- From age to age doth tribute bring,
- And rushing onwards to the Tay,
- Augment the stream of Linn-ma-Gray.
- Linn-ma-Gray round Baron hill,
- I've aften gane wi' richt gude will,
- An' sat and seen the dashing spray
- Lash the dark rocks of Linn-ma-Gray.
- Linn-ma-Gray, when in yon ha'
- The merry wassailers gather a'
- In vain their waeel trained bands essay
- The minstrelsy of Linn-ma-Gray.
Another favourite Spence poem was entitled: 'My love's window'.