This is a song by Robert Burns. It was written in 1792 and is read here by Douglas Henshall. Craigieburn Wood is another of Burns’s poems which features Jean Lorimer (Chloris) as its protagonist. Jean ...

Sweet closes the evening on Craigieburn-Wood, And blythely awaukens the morrow; But the pride o' the spring in the Craigieburn Wood Can yield me nought but sorrow. Beyond thee, dearie, beyond thee, ...

Craigieburn Wood is another of Burns’s poems which features Jean Lorimer (Chloris) as its protagonist. Jean was pursued by a fellow excise-man of Burns, John Gillespie, although she did not return his ...