Travel Essays · Character
Robert Fergusson
A Scottish poet referenced in the Edinburgh essays.
minor
Also known as Fergusson
First appearance: edinburgh
Robert Fergusson shows up with force in New Town—Town and Country. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as Edinburgh's poet and Burns's model, who once saw a butterfly at the Town Cross.
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In New Town—Town and Country: Mentioned as Edinburgh's poet and Burns's model, who once saw a butterfly at the Town Cross. Later, in VIII: The Calton Hill: Mentioned as Burns's master in art, buried in Canongate…
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- Edinburgh Literary and Personified City
- Extended Cast of Travels and History
- Canal Journey Characters
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