Literary by-paths in old England . which Burns askedMiss Alexanders permission to publish the song.At the back of the house lies the field whereBurns turned down the daisy, and the soil seems to have been consecrated to daisies bythe song which he bestowed on that first immor-tal one. Over the hedge, there is the otherfield where the poets ploughshare tore up themouses nest. The neighbouring town of Mauchline is a cen-tral spot in the history of Burns. In its dancing-hall he first met Jean Armour, the inspirer ofmany of his deathless songs, and the destinedwifely companion of his fortunes ; un
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Literary by-paths in old England . which Burns askedMiss Alexanders permission to publish the song.At the back of the house lies the field whereBurns turned down the daisy, and the soil seems to have been consecrated to daisies bythe song which he bestowed on that first immor-tal one. Over the hedge, there is the otherfield where the poets ploughshare tore up themouses nest. The neighbouring town of Mauchline is a cen-tral spot in the history of Burns. In its dancing-hall he first met Jean Armour, the inspirer ofmany of his deathless songs, and the destinedwifely companion of his fortunes ; under the roofof Poosie Nansies hostel he saw the tatteredvagrants whom his imagination transferred tothe pages of literature in The Jolly Beggars;outside the old church he often witnessed thoseunseemly incidents so unsparingly satirised in The Holy Fair; Mauchline Castle was thehome of his warm-hearted friend, Gavin Ham-ilton, and the scene of several interesting eventsin his own life; and in the churchyard sleep 200 IN OLD ENGLAND. The Cowgate, Mauchline many whom he marked as targets for invectiveor subjects for eulogy. Perhaps because it isnot quite such a rural outpost, Mauchline has 201 LITERARY BY-PATHS changed more than Tarbolton. Still, there aremany buildings which take the mind back tothe poets time, and in the main the topographyof the place is practically unchanged. The Cow-gate illustrates both facts. Here there are sev-eral houses which have changed but little during