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John Leyden

Born

in Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland

September 08, 1775

Died

August 28, 1811

Genre

Travel, Poetry, Folklore

Influences

Walter Scott ...more

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Dr. John Leyden was a Scottish indologist, folklorist and poet.

Leyden studied divinity at the University of Edinburgh and in 1798 was licensed to preach by the presbytery of St Andrews, but it soon became clear that the pulpit was not his vocation. An introduction to Dr. Alexander Murray led him to the study of Eastern languages. He also assisted Walter Scott with collecting materials for his Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1802). ...more

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	Sejarah Melayu: The Malay Annals 3.49 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1613 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Remains of the Late Dr. John Leyden, with Memoirs of his Life by John Leyden, James Morton it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1819 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Historical and Philosophical Sketch of the Discoveries and Settlements of the Europeans in Northern and Western Africa at the Close of the Eighteenth Century 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1799 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal of a Tour in the Highlands and Western Islands of Scotland in 1800 by John Leyden, James Sinton (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1801 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scenes of Infancy: Descriptive of Teviotdale 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1803 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poetical Works Of Dr. John Leyden 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs of Zehr-Ed-Dn Muhammed Bbur, Emperor of Hindustan Volume 2 by John Leyden, William Erskine, Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histoire Complète Des Voyages Et Découvertes En Afrique, Depuis Les Siècles Les Plus Reculés Tome 2 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotish Descriptive Poems; with Some Illustrations of Scotish Literary Antiquities by John Leyden, John Wilson (Contributor), Alexander Hume (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1803 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Histoire complète des voyages et découvertes en Afrique, depuis les siècles les plus reculés Tome 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by John Leyden (?)

“Between red ezlar banks that frightful scowl,
Fring'd with grey hazel, roars the mining Roull.”
― John Leyden, Scenes of Infancy: Descriptive of Teviotdale

tags: rule-water, teviotdale

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