Scottish highlands

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In the highlands, in the country places,
Where the old plain men have rosy faces,
And the young fair maidens
Quiet eyes.

Robert Louis Stevenson

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Topic

Scottish highlands Scotland

Author

Robert Louis Stevenson

Source

Songs of Travel

Medium

Song

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

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Citation

Stevenson, Robert Louis. "In the Highlands, in the Country Places." Songs of Travel and Other Verses. London: Chatto & Windus, 1896.

My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer;
Chasing the wild-deer, and following the roe,
My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go.

Robert Burns

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Topic

Scottish highlands Scotland Countries

Author

Robert Burns

Source

My Heart's in the Highlands

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Burns, Robert. My Heart's in the Highlands. 1789.

Current Citation

Burns, Robert. "Farewell to the Highlands (My Heart's in the Highlands)." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994.