text:  Was any thing greater in the son than the austere resignation of the father? In his humble compeers there was much of the same tender affection sturdy independence strong sense self-reliance as in him; and so has Scotland been prolific throughout her lower orders of men who have made a figure in her literature and her history; but to Burns nature gave a finer organization a more powerful heart and an ampler brain imbued with that mystery we call genius and he stands forth conspicuous above all her sons