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Nelly Blair, later Nelly Smith is sometimes suggested as being Scottish poet Robert Burns' first love.
Full view of the Naysmith portrait of 1787, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Robert Burns
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Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the p
Nelly Blair
…Nelly Blair, later Nelly Smith (1759–1820) is sometimes suggested as being Scottish poet Robert Burns' first love. Burns himself did not identify his 'Handsome Nell' by name. Nelly Kilpatrick has been suggested as being Burns's first romantic love, but…
Burns Cottage in Alloway, South Ayrshire
A depiction of the Burns family inside the Burns Cottage
Burns House and Museum in Mauchline, East Ayrshire