biography
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Maclehose, Agnes
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née Craig
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pronunciation:
[maklhohz]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1759–1841)
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| biography:
| Scots literary figure, the daughter of an Edinburgh surgeon. She met Robert Burns at a party in Edinburgh in 1787, and subsequently carried on the well-known correspondence with him under the name of Clarinda. Their correspondence was published in 1843, two years after her death. A number of Burns's poems and songs were dedicated to her. |
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