...by the stories of Jennie Wilson, an old woman who lived in the family, and whose astonishing store of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,...kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions and the like, ceased to be provincial and 42 In the town of Ayr itself one may still see that other...

...supplemented by the stories of Jenny Wilson, an old woman who lived in the family, and whose astonishing store of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,...kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions and the like, ceased to be provincial and local, but became universal and eternal when touched by the...

...agitate the lovers. He owed much to an old woman who lived in his home in infancy : " She had . . . the largest collection in the country of tales and...other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of poetry, but had so strong an effect on my imagination, that to this hour, in my nocturnal rambles,...

...ignorance, credulity, and superstition,' who had, ' I suppose, the largest collection in the county of tales and songs concerning devils, ghosts, fairies,...witches, warlocks, spunkies, kelpies, elfcandles, death-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantraips, enchanted towers, giants, dragons, and other trumpery....

...the material of his inspiration to B an old woman who resided with the family in his childhood : " She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the...kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantrips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of...

...years after: " I owe much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance, credulity and superstition. She had, I suppose, the...giants, enchanted towers, dragons and other trumpery." Burns himself has testified that her tales " cultivated the latent seeds of poetry; but had so strong...

...of old wives' tales as would scare any child into fits on a dark night. Hear Burns speak of her : " She had, I suppose, the largest collection in the...kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantrips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent seeds of...

...life from his father's conversation, and more from Jenny Wilson (who lived with his father's family) concerning "devils, ghosts, fairies, brownies, witches,...cantraips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons," and the other denizens of the human imagination, and would insensibly imbibe more of the true spirit of...

...boyish days, too, I owe much to an old woman who resided in the family, remarkable for her ignorance , .credulity, and superstition. She had, I suppose,...spunkies, kelpies, elf-candles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparations, cantrapis, giants, enchanted towers, dragons and other trumpery. This cultivated the latent...

...towards the Deil from old Jenny Wilson who, as he tells us himself, ' resided in the family and had the largest collection in the country of tales and...kelpies, elfcandles, dead-lights, wraiths, apparitions, cantrips, giants, enchanted towers, dragons, and other trumpery.' At any rate, the Deil of Robert Burns...