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Mel-Burnsian Secretary: N The Robert Burns Club of Melbourne Patron: Fiona Ross ABN 29 133 748 041 RN A0011106N Mel-Burnsian Secretary: N. Wright Editor: N. Wright 44 Branchilly Drive, ROXBURGH PARK 3064 July 2020 44 Branchilly Drive, ROXBURGH PARK 3064 Vale William (Bill) Graham and Alister Macleod It is with deep sadness that members be advised of the recent passing of William (Bill) Graham and Alister MacLeod, both long serving members of our Burns Club. William passed away on 29th April and Alister on 15th June. Both were strong supporters of the Robert Burns Club of Melbourne and had served on the committee for many years including terms as President. Both were also strong supporters of the Victorian Scottish Community through their involvement in many community activities, including terms as President and Chief of the Victorian Scottish Union. We shall remember them with great affection We in Metropolitan Melbourne and Verses Intended To Be Written Below A Noble Earl's Picture the Mitchell Shire are now in a second lockdown period with stage 3 On 13th January, 1787 Burns wrote to The Earl of Glencairn seems to have restrictions until about the end of the Earl of Glencairn in Edinburgh refused, from motives of delicacy, the August. enclosing a poem titled 'Verses request of the poet: long lost, were Intended to be Written Below a Noble The CONVID-19 pandemic brings found and published by Allan Earl's Picture'. The letter conveys his new challenges to our regular gratitude to the Earl for his generous Cunningham. program of activities. The current patronage. lock-down in Victoria has seen the Whose is that noble, dauntless brow? cancellation of our Pleasant Sunday “My Lord, And whose that eye of fire? And whose that generous princely Afternoon and regular Poetry I wanted to purchase a profile of your mien, Afternoons and any contact events lordship, which I was told was to be will not be possible for some time. got in town; but I am truly sorry to see E'en rooted foes admire? Through our affiliation with Scots that a blundering painter has spoiled Stranger! to justly show that brow, of Victoria we have access to a Zoom a “human face divine.” The enclosed And mark that eye of fire, licence which we can use to hold stanzas I intended to have written Would take His hand, whose vernal virtual meeting “online”. The below a picture or profile of your tints committee will be holding their lordship, could I have been so happy His other works admire. meetings by this system. as to procure one with anything of a likeness. Bright as a cloudless summer sun, With Zoom we have scheduled a With stately port he moves; poetry afternoon for next Sunday As I will soon return to my shades, I th His guardian Seraph eyes with awe 26 July at 2:00pm. An email has wanted to have something like a The noble Ward he loves. been sent to members advising of this material object for my gratitude; I event, but in case you have missed it wanted to have it in my power to say Among the illustrious Scottish sons please contact me by email and I will to a friend, there is my noble patron, That chief thou may'st discern, provide you with a link to the Zoom my generous benefactor. Allow me, my Mark Scotia's fond-returning eye, - details. lord, to publish these verses.....” It dwells upon Glencairn. [email protected] Page 1 of 3 Mel-burnsian July 2020 Burns Supper 2020 At a rough count, I found more than 80 references to the animals that crossed his path – animals on the farm, work Immortal Memory animals and animals in the natural environment in which he lived. These include larks, deer, butterflies, plovers and by mice. Belinda Treseder At times he wrote about animals as friends and It is a great pleasure for me to propose the toast of The companions. In 1796, he wrote The Twa Dogs – which Immortal Memory tonight. describes the human-like interactions of the dogs – Ceasar When I was asked to give this address, my first thought and Luath. On the one hand, Caesar expresses himself as was ‘I’m ‘just’ a primary school teacher.’ Now I don’t an upper class creature, while Luath is ‘just’ a working mean to be self-deprecating, however over the many years dog. This poem immortalizes Burns’ own dog Luath, a that I have belonged to the Robert Burns Club, I have Border Collie who was always at his feet while he was listened to the Immortal Memory speeches given by many writing. He writes: speakers who are far more learned and eloquent than I. He was a friendly faithful tyke, Yes, I have an ancestry that I’m very proud of but I know That ever jumped a ditch or dyke. that there is so much more that I can learn about Robert His honest, comely winsome face Burns, and what makes him Scotland’s greatest poet. What Secured him friends in every place. is it about him and his works that makes him, who was His breast was white, his shaggy back; from such an inauspicious background, to leave such a Well-clad with coat of glossy black; legacy. How is it that someone who was ‘just’ a farmer is His bushy tail, with upward curl, hung o’er his hips with being remembered at suppers like this in far flung graceful swirl. countries such as Norway, Germany, Russia and Japan? It is said that this dog may have been somewhat of a Robert Burns studied hard. He excelled in English, matchmaker. Legend has it that Robert met Jean Armour, learnt some French, and Greek mythology and knew his who would later become his wife, when Luath tried to Bible thoroughly. However all this was achieved in an steal the laundry she was hanging on the line, and that this environment of poverty – not privilege, farm work – not small interaction gave Burns the courage to talk to her. fancy things. And so his poems are chronicles of his times, Unfortunately, on the morning of 13th February 1784, giving perceptive observations on the ordinary, the lowly which was the day before his father’s funeral, Luath was and those that are often overlooked. So tonight, in the eyes killed -apparently by a disgruntled neighbour. Arguably, of my ancestor, I am hoping I am more than ‘just’ a Burns intended this poem, The Twa Dogs as a memorial to primary school teacher’. his canine friend. And of course, it is Luath that is As an art teacher I spend my work days, attempting to immortalised in the statue of Robert Burns that sits in nurture the creativity of little people. They pick their Camperdown. noses, they use their fingers to paint, and they cry when There are indications that Burns was an outspoken critic they cut the legs of their paper creations. But who knows of animal cruelty. This may be somewhat of a surprise if what these little people will become or what they will do we consider that many of the animals in Burns’ life were with their lives. ‘Little People’ are given significant working animals or were to be killed for food. One of his mention in the wonderful musical - Les Miserable. I won’t lesser-known poems that shows his anger at the cruelly to sing it but the words of the song say: the shooting and maiming of a hare is ‘The Wounded A worm can roll a stone Hare’ where he writes: A bee can sting a bear Inhuman man! curse on thy barb’rous art, A fly can fly around Versailles And blasted be thy murder-aiming eye; 'Cos flies don't care! May never pity soothe thee with a sigh, A sparrow in a hut Nor ever pleasure glad thy cruel heart! Can make a happy home A flea can bite the bottom Go live, poor wand’rer of the wood and field! Of the Pope in Rome! The bitter little that of life remains: No more the thickening brakes and verdant plains So, while last time I gave this address, my focus was on To thee a home, or food, or pastime yield. the flowers and plants of Robert Burns’ poetry, tonight I want to consider some the animals that feature in his Seek, mangled wretch, some place of wonted rest, writing, There are many. But I would like us to No more of rest, but now thy dying bed! concentrate on some of those that would not usually be The sheltering rushes whistling o’er thy head, given much notice. The cold earth with thy bloody bosom prest. Page 2 of 3 Mel-burnsian July 2020 Again, in the poem ‘To a Mouse’, Burns shows empathy Through and through the inspired leaves and places himself on equal footing with the mouse, when Ye maggots make your windings, he writes: But of respect his lordship’s taste And his golden bindings. I’m truly sorry man’s dominion Has broken nature’s social union, Whilst Burns’ poems do include references to eagles, And justifies that ill opinion hawk, deer and lions it is the commonplace creatures that Which makes thee startle are so often featured – the poor, the oppressed, and the At me, thy poor earth-born companion, small. Essentially Robert Burns was a human and humane And fellow mortal. poet who bestowed immortality on all living things; ‘just’ sheep and horses, ‘just’ dogs and daisies, and ‘just’ mice I do not doubt you have to thieve; and men.
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