RAMSAY, ALLAN

1685?–1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of the first circulating libraries in Great Britain. The Gentle Shepherd (1725), a pastoral comedy, is his most famous poetic work. He compiled several collections of old Scottish poems and songs and is considered an important figure in the revival of Scottish vernacular poetry that culminated in the work of Robert Burns. His son, Allan Ramsay, 1713–84, was a noted portrait painter. After a successful career in Edinburgh he moved to London in 1767 and became principal painter to George III.

See biography of the elder Ramsay by O. Smeaton (1896); study by B. Martin (1931).

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The Foundations of England: Or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55-A.D. 1154) - Vol. 2
Book by James H. Ramsay; Swan Sonnenschein, 1898
Subjects: Great Britain--History--To 1485
...Bremule, 286 ; drowned in White Ship, 292 ; his mother, 339 . Richmond, Earls of, see Allan I., "Rufus," and Allan III.; Stephen, son of Allan I. and elder brother of Allan III., Earl at the time of Henry I.s death, II. 329...
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The Dawn of the Constitution: Or, the Reigns of Henry III and Edward I (A.D. 1216-137)
Book by James H. Ramsay; Oxford University Press, 1908
Subjects: Great Britain--History--13th Century
...ties. 1 A Minority. Hostile Factions. Allan Durward. The Queen of Scots. Abduction...1249 the two factions were led the one by Allan of Lentrathen, the "Durward" or Doorkeeper...come into collision at the coronation. Allan in right of his office was properly the...
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Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators
Book by Frederik Ohles, Shirley M. Ohles, John G. Ramsay; Greenwood Press, 1997
Subjects: Educators--United States--Biography--Dictionaries
...Board, Annual Report 1954-56 . BLOOM, Allan David. b. September 14, 1930, Indianapolis, to Allan and Malvina Dorothea Glasner Bloom. Married...book The Closing of the American Mind 1987 , Allan Bloom emerged from relative obscurity as...
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The Foundations of England or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55-A.D. 1154)
Book by James H. Ramsay; Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1898
Subjects: Great Britain--History--To 1485
...exiled prince who found shelter at the court of AEthelstan was Allan of Brittany. Worsted in a struggle with Duke William Longsword...recognising the over-lordship of the Duke of Normandy. 2 Allan of Brittany . Lastly, as another case of appeal to the English...
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U.S. Health Policy Groups: Institutional Profiles
Book by Craig Ramsay; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: Medical Policy--United States--Citizen Participation, Medical Policy--United States--Societies, Etc
...Policy Groups: Institutional Profiles Cynthia Watson U.S. Agricultural Groups: Institutional Profiles William P. Browne and Allan J. Cigler, editors Military and Strategic Policy: An Annotated Bibliography Benjamin R. Beede, compiler U.S. Energy...
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Allan Ramsay's Enlightenment: Or, Hume and the Patronizing Portrait
Journal article by Douglas Fordham; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 88, 2006
Subjects: American history, Friendship, Ideology, Nonfiction, Politics
...initially conceived as a pair: Allan Ramsay originally painted the half-length...Picture at my Desire: It was to Allan Ramsay, who has succeeded to Admiration...at this historical moment helped Allan Ramsay to generate socially gradated...
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The "Salutary Discomfort" in the Case of M. Valdemar
Journal article by Tracy Ware; Studies in Short Fiction, Vol. 31, 1994
Subjects: Barthes, Roland--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Irony--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poe, Edgar Allan--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...96. Gooder, R. D. "Edgar Allan Poe: The Meaning of Style...Methuen, 1969. Poe, Edgar Allan. "To Arch Ramsay." 30 Dec. 1846. Letter 245...3 of Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe. 3 vols. 1969-78...
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Southern Folk Medicine, 1750-1820
Journal article by Allan D. Charles; South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 101, 2000
Southern Folk Medicine, 1750-1820 by Allan D. Charles Southern Folk Medicine,1750-1820. By Kay K...professional physician"(p. 7). She notes that historian David Ramsay, himself a physician, professed "high respect for domestic...
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Scottish Proverbs-"A New Walk in an Old Field" [1
Journal article by Fionnuala Carson Williams; Vol. 112, 2001
Subjects: Proverbs--Scotland, Scotland--Folklore, legends, etc.
...tale never tires in the telling" (Ramsay 1979, 15). Proverbs about proverbs...different tack (witness the comments in Allan Ramsays preface to his A Collection...Literature 8 (1971):194-205. Ramsay, Allan. A Collection of Scots Proverbs...
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"The Gudeman of Ballangeich": Rambles in the Afterlife of James V
Journal article by David Stevenson; Folklore, Vol. 115, 2004
Subjects: Folk literature--Criticism and interpretation, Folk literature--Research, Folklore--Criticism and interpretation, Folklore--Research
...The Gaberlunzie Man first appeared in print in 1724 (Ramsay 1724-7, vol. 1, 85-7) but it was then already...English Poetry. London, 1839 (first published 1765). Ramsay, Allan. The Tea-Table Miscellany. 4 vols. Edinburgh...
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A Victorian Entrepreneur
Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 284, March 2004
Subjects: British history, 1815-1914--Personalities, Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ramsay, George Heppel
A Victorian Entrepreneur. by Allan Ramsay IN these days of the world village...education. His name was George Heppel Ramsay. He was my great-great-grandfather...century and a quarter later. Sir Allan Ramsay was Ambassador to Lebanon, Sudan...
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British Diplomacy
Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 292, Spring 2010
Subjects: Ambassadors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Diplomacy--Analysis, Diplomatic and consular service--Evaluation, Diplomatic service--Evaluation, United Kingdom--International relations, United Kingdom--Political aspects
British Diplomacy. by Allan Ramsay IN late 2009 a former British Ambassador to Washington...well. But it shows what the UK is up against. Sir Allan Ramsay is a retired British diplomat and former Ambassador...
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The Egyptian Letters of Lucie Duff Gordon
Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 292, Summer 2010
Subjects: Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Records and correspondence, Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady--Criticism and interpretation, Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady--Records and correspondence, Writers--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Records and correspondence
The Egyptian Letters of Lucie Duff Gordon. by Allan Ramsay LUCIE Duff Gordon was a very good letter writer. She...long career in the British Diplomatic Service, Sir Allan Ramsay has been Ambassador to several North African countries...
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The Green Baize Door: Social Identity in Wodehouse Part One
Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 285, December 2004
...Baize Door: Social Identity in Wodehouse Part One. by Allan Ramsay HE stands, looking relaxed and tanned, beside a beautiful...penetrating as any found in many pretentious works. Sir Allan Ramsay is a retired British diplomat and former ambassador...
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Terrorism in America: Reflections from a French Field
Magazine article by Allan Ramsay; Contemporary Review, Vol. 279, November 2001
Subjects: French--Attitudes, Terrorism--Public opinion, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001--Public opinion
...Terrorism in America: Reflections from a french field. by Allan Ramsay "IT is war", said the fat men sitting opposite...Enfin je nai pas besoin de minquieter de ca. Sir Allan Ramsay is a former diplomat, who was British Ambassador in...
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Gordon Ramsay Saved My Bacon (and Possibly My Home, Too); FAILING : The Restaurant as It Was TOP BILLING: Allan Starring in Godspell in London's West End in the Seventies LAST RESORT: Allan Had Remortgaged His House,left and Below,to Save His Restaurant, Then in Swept Gordon Ramsay, Centre Right, Who First Renamed It after Allan, Then Changed Everything from the Menu to the Cutlery
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 28, 2007
Subjects: Job satisfaction, Restaurants
Gordon Ramsay Saved My Bacon (and...It Was TOP BILLING: Allan Starring in Godspell...Seventies LAST RESORT: Allan Had Remortgaged His...Then in Swept Gordon Ramsay, Centre Right, Who First Renamed It after Allan, Then Changed Everything...
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Ramsay 'Saved' Their Soul Food Diner but Then the Real Nightmare Began
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 20, 2009
Subjects: Kitchen Nightmares (Television program), Ramsay, Gordon
...Series Five, 2007. Formerly Ruby Tates - Ramsay convinced them to change the name. What Ramsay said: "Bad food at rip-off prices...Folded at the end of last year. What owner Allan Love said: "Ramsay leaves a little guy in the s**t and...
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Ramsay 'Saved' Their Soul Food Diner ... Now It Ends in a Real Nightmare
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 20, 2009
Subjects: Kitchen Nightmares (Television program), Ramsay, Gordon
...Five, 2007. Formerly Ruby Tates -- Ramsay convinced them to change the name. What Ramsay said: "Bad food at rip-off prices...Folded at the end of last year. What owner Allan Love said: "Ramsay leaves a little guy in the s**t and...
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Ramsay and Big Eck - Two Peas in a Pod
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 2, 2010
Ramsay and Big Eck - Two Peas in a...Charlie Aitken, Bruce Rioch, Allan Evans, Des Bremner and current...between them: Villas George Ramsay and Blues Alex McLeish. Long...to the everlasting legacy of Ramsay, effectively the first paid...
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How Gordon Ramsay Shows You Don't Need a Degree to Be a Boss
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), July 27, 2007
How Gordon Ramsay Shows You Dont Need a Degree to Be a Boss...Anita Roddick, Jacqueline Gold, Gordon Ramsay and Richard Branson, who did not go to...entrepreneurs who chose not to go to university. Allan Griffiths, Barclays small business area...
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encyclopedia articles on: Ramsay Allan  - 3 results

 
 
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Ramsay, Allan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RAMSAY, ALLAN 1685? 1758, Scottish poet. An Edinburgh bookseller, he opened one of...vernacular poetry that culminated in the work of Robert Burns . His son, Allan Ramsay, 1713 84, was a noted portrait painter. After a successful career in...
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Adler, Cyrus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Assyriology, and Semitic philology; Jews in the Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States (1906), and, with Allan Ramsay, Told in the Coffee House (1898). See biography by A. A. Neuman (1942...
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Nobel Prizes
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Bjornstjerne Bjornson 1904 Institute of International Law Sir William Ramsay J. W. S. Rayleigh Ivan P. Pavlov Frederic Mistral Jose Echegaray...Georg Wittig Steven Weinberg Sheldon L. Glashow Abdus Salam Allan Macleod Cormack Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield Odysseus Elytis 1980...


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