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 Burns's Life, &c.

ROBERT BURNS, the Author of, was born on the 25th January, 1759, on the Banks of Doon, about 2 miles from Ayr. The house he was born in is still kept in good repair, and possessed by, for these 20 years past. The obliging landlord has on the walls of the house painted in bright letters, "Burns's Cottage. Robert Burns the Ayrshire Poet, was born under this roof, on the 25th January, 1759. In one of the largest Rooms, there stands a drawing of the poet on canvas. Many of the Travellers who visit Ayr, walks out to the cottage and the ruins of