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Robert Burns, Scotland’s greatest poet, (0) was born (1)………… 25th January, 1759. (2)…………… an early age he had to help his father on his farm as well as attend lessons given by a teacher who was employed by his father and a (3)……………… neighbours. When he was twenty-two, he (4)…………. to Irvine, where he began to learn about making cloth. Shortly after (5)………… arrival, the factory in which he was training was destroyed by fire so he started a farm with his younger brother Gilbert.
While he (6)………… living on the farm, he concentrated (7)………………… writing poems and fell in love (8)………… a local girl, Jean Armour. Robert wanted to marry her but her father (9)…………….. not allow him to do so, probably because he thought Burns was not wealthy enough. Her father’s refusal took Robert (10)…………… surprise and since he could not (11)………….. used to the idea of being unable to marry her, he decided to leave the country. (12)…………… very little money, Robert had to obtain the fare for the voyage by selling some poems. Just as he was about to leave he was given (13)……………… advice-to publish a new edition of the poems he (14)…………….. written. He received a large sum of money for the poetry and was able to get married to Jean Armour. During his marriage he continued to write the expressive poetry .He became famous (15)……………., Robert Burns died in 796 from rheumatic fever.

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