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Description: | Robert Burns was suffering from an injured leg but more, from low spirits. He bemoans his lot to Graham, his main Patron now Glencairn has died. With his marvelous mind for detail Burns characterises his woes. He wishes he was dull, uninspired, then he could have a contented life. (poem No 335)
Burns met Robert Graham at Athole House, Blair Atholl in 1787. Burns took to him personally and later, once Graham had become a Commissioner of the Scottish Board of Excise, sought Graham's good offices to get himself a position with the Excise in Dumfries. In his accompanying letter he describes this Epistle as 'a sheetful of groans'.
In this second page Burns again berates Nature for leaving him defenceless against his fate and with nowhere to hide. He wishes he was snug in dullness. He castigates his publisher Creech and he is appalled by the malice of critics. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 | Publisher: | Burns Monument Trust | Temporal: | 1791-01-01 - 1791-12-31 | Source: | Burns Scotland | Identifier: | Poem by Robert Burns to Robert Graham of | Go to resource |
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