Allan Ramsay (poet)

thumb|A 1722 portrait of Allan Ramsay by William Aikman. Allan Ramsay (15 October 1686 – 7 January 1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar), playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh. Quotes A Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words (1914) W. Guerney Benham, A Book of Quotations, Proverbs and Household Words (1914), p. 262 Let fowk bode weel, and strive to do their best;Nae mair's required—let Heaven make out the rest. The Gentle Shepherd. Act 1, 2. A bleezing ingle, and a clean hearthstane. The Gentle Shepherd. Act 1, 2. A dish of married love right soon grows cauld. The Gentle Shepherd. Act 1, 2. You have sae saft a voice and slid a tongue,You are the darling of baith auld and young. Eclogue. For when I dinna clearly see,I always own I dinna ken,And that's the way with wisest men. Eclogue. External links Author:Allan Ramsay Category:Poets from Scotland Category:Playwrights from Scotland Category:Publishers from Scotland Category:Librarians from Scotland Category:1686 births Category:1758 deaths