Edward Young, Conjectures on Original Composition (criticism)
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 25 –
Robert Burns, also known as "Rabbie Burns", "Scotland's favourite son", "the Ploughman Poet", "the Bard of Ayrshire" and, in Scotland, simply "The Bard" (died
1796),
Scottish poet and lyricist, called the national poet of Scotland
Edward Young, Conjectures on Original Composition (criticism)
Births
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
January 25 –
Robert Burns, also known as "Rabbie Burns", "Scotland's favourite son", "the Ploughman Poet", "the Bard of Ayrshire" and, in Scotland, simply "The Bard" (died
1796),
Scottish poet and lyricist, called the national poet of Scotland