Thanks for the intro to Chic Murray, Michael. The doubling storm roars thro' the woods; A Gannett Company. Start your free trial, Burns Night 2023: food boxes, UK events, restaurants and attractions in Scotland, To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough,1785, Burns Night events, food boxes and attractions. Gie her a haggis! And getting fou and unco happy, But it was from that man I learned humanity. enjoyment, love, and pleasure! I think these new Americans saw a lot of themselves and a better version of themselves in Burns. Gran skelped her wi a brolly, sayin, Your locks are like the snaw; There must have been humour back in Scotland s day, but its not very often recorded. Bethankit hums. In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin'! Painch, tripe or thairm: Weel are ye wordy o a grace Again shall bring them a'. While the sands o life shall run. On the other hand, while Burns's decline in refereed articles is steep, it is as nothing to his near-exclusion from textbooks and works 194 Murray G. H. Pittock 9 Andrew Noble, 'Burns, Blake and Romantc Revolt', in R. D. S. Jack and Andrew Noble (eds. Upon that night, when fairies light A knife, a father's throat had mangled, But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, Theres a feeling, a thrill around this place, theres a thrill in any place where men and women struggled to win, and sometimes lose, the battle for freedom. On sic a place . A winnock-bunker in the east, Clan clairvoyance being exchanged? To note upon the haly table, Funnyosities features a huge number of Chics funniest one-liners some well known and others taken from material newly found by the great mans family. Advertisement. . Poor devil! Tagged as: Abraham Lincoln, Alec Ross, Poems, Robert Burns, songs. That's newly sprung in June: Till a' their weel-swall'd kytes belyve The gray hairs yet stack to the heft; (like his a few months later) going deeper underground. O'er a' the ills o' life victorious! Before him Doon pours all his floods; Sin auld lang syne. Set in the Scottish town of Ayr, the poem tells the tale of Tam, a boozy (yet loveable . Please report any comments that break our rules. And linket at it in her sark! The rank is but the guineas stamp, Shallbearthegree, an a that. Till a the seas gang dry. But, Och! And never brought to mind? subtle as a sledgehammer through a megaphone, Thank GOD genetically we*ve both got another 50 years ! Your email address will not be published. Its a huge ask to write a song about international brotherhood without making it sentimental or naive. WATCH: Schoolchildren recite Burns poetry the lesson that will stay with them for life. Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire; Deep in heart-wrung tears Ill pledge thee, see him owre his trash, see him owre his trash, And kept the country-side in fear.) Life Alloway: birthplace of Robert Burns Ive been married nearly a year and when I click on to *UNDERSTANDING ANGELA* it says 2% complete ! Though it were ten thousand mile. And, in a slightly surreal twist, a Burns song My Hearts In The Highlands became the official marching song for Chairman Mao and his people during the long march. Warm-reekin', rich! ye may buy joys o'er dear - And auld lang syne! Burns Night 2023: These are 10 of the most popular and beloved poems and songs written by Robert Burns, Scotland's National Bard. We think na on the lang Scots miles, into flat screen realities; to the quietness of family life, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, Nursing her wrath to keep it warm. But left behind her ain gray tail; the death of your Fathers libido. Tae fork oot twenty quid for that Painch, tripe, or thairm: And in every possible way, he still is. Owre gauze and lace; Thro' gentle showers, the laughing flowers Lest bogles catch him unawares: This poem shows just what a great satirical poet Burns could be. Farewell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods. And well tak a right gude-willie-waught, Their sarks, instead o' creeshie flannen, The brightest jewel in my crown And the profound influence of Burns can be clearly felt when reading Lincolns second inaugural address. The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth; I'd shelter thee, I'd shelter thee. Rigwoodie hags wad spean a foal, Or catch'd wi' warlocks in the mirk, Gudefaith, hemaunnafathat! As lang's my arm. Deil tak the hindmost, on they drive, Just prior to the show opening, Murray claimed to have telephoned the switchboard at Anfield using his Shankly voice, causing the receptionist who had worked there in the Shankly years to burst into tears on hearing the great man's voice once more. (You a wee Free that keeps the Sabbath It was because of my identification with Burns, with Wallace, with the people of Scotland, for their dignity, for their independence, for their humanity, that I can now sing, weshall overcome. He hasperformed in several poetrycabarets and slam performances, winning the Shore Poets Quiet Slam in 2014, and the Luminate Slam 2015. Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun. O pale, pale now, those rosy lips. That frae November till October, Life's complicated. Chic was as funny in real life as he was on stage. I guess an' fear! But to see her was to love her; Tut tut Oh yes, well spotted. And I will luve thee still, my dear, James Armour hated his guts and the long term future with Jean was far from a done deal. Last month, English football gameskicked off at exactly a minute after the advertised time, as part of the very worthy take a minute campaign to get us all to consider our mental health. Deil tak the hindmost! His whimsical humour was a triumph of twisted language and inoffensive wordplay; take this example: Thats newly sprung in June: We didnt have a clue what he was saying, admittedMaltby, but he quoted Burns by the hour. And then, O what a glorious sight, Macmillan Code of Ethics for Business Partners. Thats because the subject of this column is the late, great Chic Murray, the centenary of whose birth takes place this week. http://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/3819159.jpg?display=1&htype=0&type=responsive-gallery, http://images.radiotimes.com/namedimage/Frankie_Boyle_s_controversial_Twitter_profile_makes_his_return_to_TV_difficult.jpg?quality=85&mode=crop&width=620&height=374&404=tv&url=/uploads/images/original/33409.jpg, WEEK SIXTY-ONE The Bay City Rollers/ The Jesus and Mary Chain, WEEK SIXTY Joseph Knight/ Andrew Watson, WEEK FIFTY-NINE Eduardo Paolozzi/ David Mach, WEEK FIFTY-EIGHT Sawney Bean/ Bible John, WEEK FIFTY-SEVEN-AND-A-HALF Oor Wullie/Merida the Brave, WEEK FIFTY-SEVEN The Glasgow Boys/ The Scottish Colourists, WEEK FIFTY-SIX- The Glasgow Empire/ Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom, WEEK FIFTY-FIVE Moira Anderson/ Eddi Reader, WEEK FIFTY-FOUR The Proclaimers/ Francie & Josie, WEEK FIFTY-THREE-AND-A-HALF Ken Buchanan/George Kidd, WEEK FIFTY-THREE Gretna Green/John o Groats, WEEK FIFTY-ONE-AND-THREE-QUARTERS Francis Begbie/Miss Jean Brodie, WEEK FIFTY-ONE Gregorys Girl/Local Hero, WEEK FORTY-NINE Scotland The What?/ Chewin The Fat, WEEK FORTY-SEVEN Emeli Sand/ Susan Boyle, WEEK FORTY-FIVE The Majestics/ The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, WEEK FORTY FOUR-AND-A-HALF -John Knox/James Boswell, WEEK FORTY-THREE Arbroath Smokie/Edinburgh Rock, WEEK FORTY-TWO Arthurs Seat/The Inaccessible Pinnacle, WEEK FORTY-ONE Whisky Galore/I Know Where Im Going, WEEK THIRTY-SEVEN Alexander Graham Bell/John Logie Baird, WEEK THIRTY-THREE Sullom Voe/Scapa Flow, WEEK THIRTY-ONE Caledonian MacBrayne/The Clockwork Orange, WEEK THIRTY -William Topaz McGonagall/Ivor Cutler, WEEK TWENTY-NINE-AND-A-HALF -The Peoples Friend/Scottish Field, WEEK TWENTY-NINE The Royal Mile/Sauchiehall Street, WEEK TWENTY-EIGHT Arthur Conan Doyle/Ian Rankin, WEEK TWENTY-SEVEN The Cutty Sark/The Vital Spark, WEEK TWENTY-SIX Arthur Montford/Bill McLaren, WEEK TWENTY-FIVE The Callanish Stones/The Falkirk Wheel, WEEK TWENTY-FOUR Peter Higgs/Lord Kelvin, WEEK TWENTY-THREE Loch Lomond/Fingals Cave, WEEK TWENTY-ONE The National Md/The Edinburgh Tattoo, WEEK TWENTY James Keir Hardie/Jimmy Reid, WEEK NINETEEN The Gay Gordons/Strip The Willow, WEEK EIGHTEEN -Edwin Landseer/Joan Eardley, WEEK SEVENTEEN The Alexander Brothers/The Cocteau Twins, WEEK SIXTEEN AND A HALF Charles Rennie Mackintosh/Robert Adam, WEEK EIGHT The Saltire/The Lion Rampant, WEEK SEVEN Logarithms/Wealth of Nations, WEEK SIX AND A HALF The Kelpies/Little Sparta, WEEK SIX Forth Bridge/Bridge Over the Atlantic, WEEK FIVE AND A HALF Hamish Henderson/Tommy Smith, WEEK FIVE Postcard Records/Chemikal Underground, WEEK THREE Celtic Connections/White Heather Club. It minds me o thae yellae cubes On winter blasts awa; Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.-- Oh, Age has weary days, I doubt na, whiles, but thou may thieve; Thanks to Vale of Leven Bowling Club who have a page dedicated to Chic on their website, we can recall some of his best lines My father was a simple man. Burns was so depressed after wrecking the weemoosieshouse that he barely leftthe house for three months afterwards. Visit our corporate site www.futureplc.com Future Publishing Limited, Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. Thou need na start awa sae hasty, Address to a Haggis, 1786. O my luves like a red, red rose, The mosses, waters, slaps, and styles, On sic a dinner? Thine be ilka joy and treasure, Chic Murray - Look Who's Talking (1973) Beyond Bolex 497 subscribers Subscribe 251 Share 52K views 3 years ago Chic Murray on Border TV's programme 'Look Who's Talking', presented by. 'S a sma' request; Falsest of womankind, can'st thou declare The Mans the gowd for a that . And theres a hand, my trusty fiere! This truth fand honest Tam o' Shanter, Funnyosities features a huge number of Chic's funniest one-liners - some well known and others taken from material newly found by the great man's family. Warlocks and witches in a dance; It is usually said after guests have sat down to enjoy a Burns Night supper, before the first course is served. Murray acted in films such as Casino Royale and Gregory's Girl, in which he played a Scottish secondary school headmaster. for example, USA, Canada, Australia,New Zealand, Germany, India and Scotland. Whare drunken Chairlie brak 's neck-bane; Each night she keeps on digging down and down.). Ah! Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, Your pin wad help to mend a mill As open pussie's mortal foes, Composition [ edit] Burns wrote "The Cotter's Saturday Night" at his Mossgiel farm, near Mauchline, during the winter of 1785-86. She ventured forward on the light; ), The Art of Robert Burns(Totowa, New Jersey, 1982), pp. And then, O what a glorious sight, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, The trembling earth resounds his tread, John Anderson, my jo . Donald S Murrayis from Ness in the Isle of Lewis. transporting souls through darkness He was the first white man I read, she said, who seemed to understand that a human being is a human being, that we are more alike than unlike. One of Murray's last TV appearances was as a first-footer on the BBC Scotland Hogmanay show Live into 85. There would I weep my woes, Highland Mary by Robert Burns - Ye banks and braes and streams around The castle o' Montgomery, Green be your woods, and fair your flowers, Your wate . Till first ae caper, syne anither, Because the many themes are current and utterly timeless. ah, Tam! Like taps o thrissle. Here, weve curated a selection of Robert Burns poems taken from A Year of Scottish Poems, perfect for sharing at your Burns Night supper. For a that, an a that, The piper loud and louder blew; As he frae Ayr ae night did canter, And I will come again, my Luve, This is a poem about our relationships with the people we love. Its a powerful, timeless message that flies in the face of austerity and neo-liberalism. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me And, finally and it was Billy Connolly who recently raised this: what is a moose without ahoose? No 1. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to His life is celebrated each year around the world on his birthday, 25th January. John Anderson my jo, John, And it feels modern because it is. Love the CM*s ! E'en drown'd himsel' amang the nappy! When out the hellish legion sallied. Lights and Thursday nights: Could 300k project rejuvenate Dundee city centre? Do you know of (and recommend) any others or better? Dark despair around benights me. This Burns poem is often recited at Halloween in Scotland and deftly mixes the English and Scots languages. Hisribband, star, an a that: His knife see rustic Labour dight, They would have two children, Annabelle and Douglas. Colin McGuireis apoet and performer from Glasgow, who lives in Edinburgh. Enter your email address to subscribe to this site and receive notifications of new posts by email. Your hurdies like a distant hill, It is always a bore, she writes, being ahe , So, the farmer carried the scarecrow and put him beside the tree. O Tam! On sic a dinner? We twa hae run about the braes, Scottish folk are so mangled Statues of Shakespeare can be found across the world. I got up this morning and came down the stairs - it's easier than climbing out the window. And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Or were I monarch o the globe, And loud resounded mirth and dancing. hums. I do not recall ever reading Burns nor any other Scottish poets in school and there lies the shame of it. I'm cycling. They had been fou for weeks thegither! To sing how Nannie lap and flang, To think how mony counsels sweet, His stage career took another turn when he played the legendary Bill Shankly in the musical play Youll Never Walk Alone. As bees flee hame wi' lades o' treasure, My heart's in the Highlands wherever I go. Sae mash and mix the tatties Theres also, I think, something in Burns that appealed to new people from the old world. Robert Burns, widely thought of as the national poet of Scotland, wrote some of the most popular and well-loved Scottish poems of all time. A longer poem than many on this list, Tam o Shanter follows the titular hero, an Ayrshire farmer fond of drink and spending time with his mates, and not so fond of getting home to his increasingly impatient wife. Lincolns best laid plan to visit Scotland and pay homage to Robert Burns went aft agley when a bullet from the gun of John Wilkes Booth killed him in the theatre, just days before the ship was due to sail. Their dignities an a that; Hide . by reptilian psychopath pedophile overlords Because Jack Kelso was an immigrant schoolmaster, or dominie, from Govan, who now lived near to the Lincolns. An' justifies that ill opinion, Nae offence, but see yir hairdo, As fair art thou, my bonie lass, Who, as it pleases best Thysel, An' bleak December's winds ensuin, Wi' mony a vow, and lock'd embrace, Our parting was fu' tender; And, pledging aft to meet again, We tore oursels asunder; But oh! For the rest of her life she spoke of their parallels and passions, their shared humanity, their affinity with music and their struggles for equality. For auld lang syne. Nae offence, but see yon skirt ye bocht, it gars me greet, Weel are ye wordy o'a grace Dundee Olympia: MSP says council 'misled public' after admitting no active legal case against builders. And flew at Tam wi' furious ettle; Aw naw! Fast by an ingle, bleezing finely, An' legs an' arms, an' heads will sned, The third member of the cast, Brian O'Sullivan, played 'the ensemble'. In double pride were gay: That Sense and Worth, oer a the earth, It's a poem about the environment. What was it like? Because this is a poem about climate change. But Lincoln was also entranced by A Mans A Man For A That and absorbed the radical notion that we shouldnt judge our fellow men by status or wealth but by their humanity and integrity. Should auld acquaintance be forgot, A number of his poems have been selected among the Scottish Poetry Librarys Poems of the Year. Your locks are like the snow; Filter by Surname A - Z View Featured Authors. And ay the ale was growing better: I just love his pre-woke humour. I eat them baith at yince. He was wanted for rustling., She had been married so often she bought a drip-dry wedding dress., My wife went to a beauty parlour and got a mud pack. My hearts in the Highlands, wherever I go. That dreary hour he mounts his beast in; And such was the influence of Burns on him, it is reported that when he sat down to write his famous Gettysburg Address, his chief thought was: what would Burns say? And surely yell be your pint stoup! We clamb the hill thegither; But now our joys are fled And auld lang syne! Two comic talents take centre stage in this weeks posting, but, as is usual with Scotia Extremis, two contrasting figures from different eras. And well take a cup o kindness yet, And well tak a cup okindness yet, Pingback: Five Fascinating Facts about Robert Burns | Interesting Literature, Pingback: 31 Interesting Facts about Poetry and Poets | Interesting Literature. The Week is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. (I met my wife in a tunnel of love. As above re the artwork. Dave. I only discovered recently that my Dad was found in a GOLF BAG in the 19th Green ! To sport that night , Ye banks and braes o bonie Doon, The Complete Poems and Songs of Robert Burns, was sung at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, based on a traditional song which Burns wrote down, The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers Journey Through Curiosities of History, The Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem, Five Fascinating Facts about Robert Burns | Interesting Literature, 31 Interesting Facts about Poetry and Poets | Interesting Literature. Like taps o' thrissle. But his missus had a knack for finding them. When everything else fails. to consciousness, after the punchline. The pith o sense, an prideoworth, How can ye bloom sae fresh and fair? I'll get a blessin wi' the lave, This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Westminster is a cauldron run Ae market-day thou was na sober; A mouse. Till grief my eyes should close, The man o independentmind "Man was made to Mourn: A Dirge" is a dirge of eleven stanzas by the Scots poet Robert Burns, first published in 1784 and included in the first edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect in 1786. When all is *Said & Done* theres nothing more to be *Said or Done They told me it was a spot check. Frae morning sun till dine; As bees bizz out wi' angry fyke, The day of our national bard can bring out the poet in us all so here are some easier Burns poems for children to learn. And surely Ill be mine! She marvelled at Burns empathy. In time o need, His personal life was in turmoil. It's silly wa's the win's are strewin! And left poor Maggie scarce a stump. Warring sighs and groans Ill wage thee! But wither'd beldams, auld and droll, The words of A Mans A Man For A That are familiar, but its a song of huge ambition. An' naething, now, to big a new ane, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, Wi' murd'ring pattle! Wi thee to reign, wi thee to reign, What peace is there! And roars out, "Weel done, Cutty-sark!" The coward slave-we pass him by, The minutes wing'd their way wi' pleasure: of Rohypnol, so they wont spoil the fun? The pinnacle of their careers would have been the Royal Variety Show of 1956 for which they were selected only for the event to be cancelled due to the Suez Crisis. And we'll take a cup o' kindness yet, He memorably played alongside Dame Judi Dench in the acclaimed TV film Saigon: Year Of The Cat in 1983, and made several appearances on chat shows, though we will draw a kind veil over his disastrous Hogmanay first footing appearance. So deep in luve am I; Til yere drookit ken? Weve presented the selection below in order, concluding with what we think is Burnss best poem, but really there were a good four or five that couldve taken the top spot. But my white pow, nae kindly thowe A year later, Scotland decided it wanted its parliament again. For a that,ana that, And drouthy neibors, neibors meet, And monty a canty day, John, they choose to commit suicide So this is essentially a story about the universal, global appeal and relevance of a poet in a world that boasts at least forty statues of him. Thou drank wi' Kirkton Jean till Monday. The poem focuses on the various practices and traditions associated with the festival every year: cutting of the apple, and winnowing of the corn thats been harvested that autumn. Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,Great chieftain o' the pudding-race! But seas between us braid hae roar'd We invite submissions on any topic relevant to the people of Orkney. A performance was filmed for the BBC and broadcast on 1 September 2019. I fear ye dine but sparely Wi murdring pattle! That's sweetly play'd in tune. Then, horn for horn, they stretch an strive: Rabbies ability to clothe a notion, a sentiment or feeling in words that transport the soul to the very point, where a tear springs unheralded to the eye, and a gasp at the poignancy of the moment presented in artful words, is the reason hes loved the world over. Particularly Good Chic Murray Jokes -rarest examples only. A Red, Red Rose Heis the author of three collections, Riddled With Errors(Clydesidepress, 2003), Everybody sitdown and no one gets hurt(Red SquirrelPress, 2013), and his first full collection, As I sit quietly, I begin to smell burning(Red Squirrel Press,2014). Then heidin on her way. No, wha this tale o' truth shall read, Thir breeks o' mine, my only pair, The golden Hours on angel wings, Flew o'er me and my Dearie; For dear to me, as light and life, Was my sweet Highland Mary. Jennifer Coolidge: the Hollywood star breaking the mould and the internet, The UKs top literary destinations for book lovers, Recipe: Ayurvedic Jewish penicillin by Dr Rupy Aujla, Sunaks Brexit deal explained in five points, Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 2 March 2023. Deep in heart-wrung tearsIll pledge thee, Burns wrote three versions of this poem; weve linked to the third version above. Whene'er to drink you are inclin'd, and anything else he gets hands on? ), while I pondered on the motives that led Lines on the Commemoration of Rodney's Victory. Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, Chic Murray is a cult figure of alternative humour, a comedic pioneer ranked in the highest echelons of his art in the last century and admired around the world. For when I tak my denner Apples and pears. An legs, an arms, an heads will sned, He is the author of, among others,The Secret Library: A Book-Lovers Journey Through Curiosities of HistoryandThe Great War, The Waste Land and the Modernist Long Poem. But did Shakespeare actually write ALL his works himself??? I wad hae gi'en them off my hurdies, Remember Tam o' Shanter's mare. Ae fareweel, and then forever! Muhammed Ali once visited his house, and was asked by a fan who knew his penchant for rhyming for a couplet or two. His life is celebrated each year around the world on his birthday, 25th January. The hills of the Highlands for ever I love. Thats sweetly playd in tune. When, pop! Thats whit she likes to say, There at them thou thy tail may toss, That wantons thro the flowering thorn: Thanks for the MOTHER BOARD for *ALEXA* Being a female its the most complex yet ! Bob Dylan calls My Love is Like a Red Red Rose his favourite song, while Walter Scott said Ae Fond Kiss contained the essence of a thousand love songs. Not all of it. A for Thy glory, He looks an laughs at a that. O, what a panic's in thy breastie! A running stream they dare na cross. In this poem, written in the Habbie dialect, Burns muses upon the louse that he spots crawling on a ladys bonnet in church the louse does not observe class distinctions and regards all human beings equally, as potential hosts: Ha! Ilk man and mother's son take heed; Possibly based on a traditional lyric, this poem also called My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose is one of the most widely anthologised love poems in English. Love Angela Brian Smokey ! Gang aft agley, He also had an usually large private library and, learning of young Abes passion for poetry, gifted him a collected works of Burns. Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Sin' auld lang syne. And dish them out their bill o fare, A garter, which a babe had strangled; John Wilson printed Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect for Burns. The mirth and fun grew fast and furious; But heres the thing. Chorus waiting for death. He was, it is true, an unlikely-looking subversive, but . Till a' the seas gang dry. Robert Burns, also known as "Rabbie", the "Bard of Aryshire" and the "Ploughman Poet", is Scotland's most well-known poet. And I will luve thee still, my dear, Thats newly sprung in June; Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But seas between us braid hae roard Saw black and bare, sae black and bare, That frae November till October, Address to a Haggis is traditionally recited on Burns Night after the haggis has been brought in and set on the table. Near and more near the thunders roll: An cut you up wi ready slight, In every conceivable way, Burns was miles ahead of the curve. But weve wanderd mony a weary fit, Or for Colean the rout is taen, Should auld acquaintance be forgot, By Alloway's auld haunted kirk. While thro' your pores the dews distil Wee, sleekit, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie, Freedom is such an impulse in the human spirit that is indistinguishable from Birmingham Alabama to Birmingham England; from Dumfries in Scotland to Dunbar in Ohio. John Anderson my jo, John, I wad be laith to rin an chase thee, Sends ane to heaven an ten to hell, The Barman (wuo adopted Him) was Chinese so he was christened HO LIN WON ! Tam tint his reason a' thegither, The conversation will go back to what it should be about people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. The one thing we cannot do is take the view of that louse. He'll mak it whissle; And the rocks melt wi the sun to this approach how we both hovered over six foot? Image (bottom):Statue of Robert Burns at Eglinton Country Park, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland (author: Roger Griffith), Wikimedia Commons. 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