Poem by Robert Burns, in his autograph, titled ‘A prayer’, and beginning, ‘O Thou, in whom we live and move’.
Item
Identifier: MS.661
Scope and Contents
The poem was left by Robert Burns in the manse of the Reverend Dr George Lawrie, Loudon, Ayrshire.
Dates
- Creation: [Before 1787.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
1 Sheets ; 16 inches x 11⅜ inches.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
Single sheet.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed by Miss Louisa Lawrie, the Moss, Killearn, great-granddaughter of Dr George Lawrie. Received 1931.
Bibliography
Robert Burns afterwards published the poem in the Edinburgh Edition of his 'Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect' (Kilmarnock, 1787), the first line being altered to “O Thou dread Pow’r who reign’st above!" See ‘The life and works of Robert Burns’, edited by R Chambers and William Wallace (Edinburgh, 1896), volume i, page 413.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk