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Overall: Alison Cockburn wrote poetry and songs throughout her life, but she evidently considered her work as "personal pieces or items to be shared with friends between dinner toasts" (DNB). As such, only a few of her poems were published, the most famous being her anonymous lyrical lament ‘Flowers of the Forest’. At first, many thought that it was an old ballad from the time of Flodden Field. Robert Burns later imitated it in his own ‘I dreamed I lay’ in 1776. Cockburn, however, is remembered more for her correspondence than her poetry. She cultivated and hosted a wide literary circle, and her letters aply described the contemporary cultural and literary scenes in Edinburgh.
 
Property / Biographical notes: Overall: Alison Cockburn wrote poetry and songs throughout her life, but she evidently considered her work as "personal pieces or items to be shared with friends between dinner toasts" (DNB). As such, only a few of her poems were published, the most famous being her anonymous lyrical lament ‘Flowers of the Forest’. At first, many thought that it was an old ballad from the time of Flodden Field. Robert Burns later imitated it in his own ‘I dreamed I lay’ in 1776. Cockburn, however, is remembered more for her correspondence than her poetry. She cultivated and hosted a wide literary circle, and her letters aply described the contemporary cultural and literary scenes in Edinburgh. / rank
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Property / Biographical notes: Overall: Alison Cockburn wrote poetry and songs throughout her life, but she evidently considered her work as "personal pieces or items to be shared with friends between dinner toasts" (DNB). As such, only a few of her poems were published, the most famous being her anonymous lyrical lament ‘Flowers of the Forest’. At first, many thought that it was an old ballad from the time of Flodden Field. Robert Burns later imitated it in his own ‘I dreamed I lay’ in 1776. Cockburn, however, is remembered more for her correspondence than her poetry. She cultivated and hosted a wide literary circle, and her letters aply described the contemporary cultural and literary scenes in Edinburgh. / reference
 

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* 1712-10-19, + 1794-11-22, Scottish poet, wit and socialite
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Alison Cockburn (née Rutherford)
* 1712-10-19, + 1794-11-22, Scottish poet, wit and socialite

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    Instance of
    Human(s)
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    Gender
    Female gender
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    Date of birth
    8 October 1712Julian
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    Friends with
    Walter Scott
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    Date of death
    22 November 1794Gregorian
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    Place of birth
    Galashiels
    Precision of localisation
    near
    Note
    Born at Fairnilee House, in the Scottish Borders, between Galashiels and Selkirk
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    Place of death
    Edinburgh
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