Robert Tannahill

Engraving from the Biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen (1875)
Robert Tannahill as appearing on the Scott Monument

Robert Tannahill (3 June 1774 – 17 May 1810) was a Scottish poet of labouring class origin. Known as the 'Weaver Poet', he wrote poetry in English and lyrics in Scots in the wake of Robert Burns.


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