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'Address to Mr. A , Carrickfergus, written after a severe illness', from 'Poems, on Various Subjects', by James Orr
... Ulster-Scots'rhyming weaver' of his generation. A close friend and associate of Samuel Thomson, he penned over 150 poems in his lifetime and became firmly established ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 42 - 12 Nov 2014 - 6k - URL: http://www.ulsterscotsacademy.com/texts/poetry/1800-1899/002-address-to-mr-a-carrickfergus-james-orr.php
The Bowls, from 'Ullans: The Magazine for Ulster-Scots', Nummer 2 Spring 1994
... pit doon aboot the year 1800 a poetic epistle tae an ithir great bard, Samuel Thomson o Templepatrick. Orr ends up wi thir lines: "I'll hae ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 39 - 13 Aug 2015 - 6k - URL: http://www.ulsterscotsacademy.com/ullans/2/bowls.php
'Ulster-Scots Psalmody: a consideration', by Dr Philip Robinson
... Of course, traditional Ulster-Scots poets of the 18th century such as James Orr and Samuel Thomson regularly used "thee" and "thy" in their Ulster-Scots poetry ...
Terms matched: 1 - Score: 27 - 26 Nov 2014 - 55k - URL: http://www.ulsterscotsacademy.com/research/ulster-scots-psalmody.php