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Alison Begbie, Ellison Begbie or Elizabeth Gebbie is said to have been the daughter of a farmer, born in the parish of Galston, and at the time of her courtship by Robert Burns she was a servant employed at Carnell House, then known as Cairnhill,〔Hunter, Page 169〕 close to the River Cessnock, situated about 2 miles from Loudoun. ==Life and character== Alison may have lived at Old Place, now Shawsmill Farm, the daughter of a tenant-farmer.〔Mackay, Page 84〕 Burns was living at Lochlea Farm at this time.〔(Robert Burns Encyclopedia ) Retrieved : 9 February 2012〕 Although not a beauty, she had many charming qualities, inspired by an education somewhat beyond anything that Burns had ever encountered before in a female.〔(World Burns Club ) Retrieved : 9 February 2012〕 Alison met Burns in 1781 near Lochlea Farm and had hoped to set up a household of his own with her.〔Hecht, page 34〕〔Dougall, Page 232〕 Her rejection〔Hecht, Page 35〕 of him may have significantly contributed to the depressive illness that he suffered whilst living and working in Irvine. Alison's surname was difficult to pair in rhyme, so Robert is said to have used artistic licence and named her in his work as 'Peggy Alison'. Burns said of her ''"All these charming qualities, heightened by an education much beyond anything I have ever met in any woman I ever dared to approach, have made an impression on my heart that I do not think the world can ever efface."''〔Hill, Page 17〕 She was flattered enough however to commit Burns's 'Cessnock Banks' verses about her to memory and when an older lady, living in Glasgow, at 74 King Street. This lady was able to repeat them, 26 years after first hearing them, to Robert Hartley Cromek of Hull,〔Paton, Page 192〕 the author of the 1811 publication ''"Reliques of Burns."'' He does not give the first name of Mrs Brown, simply stating that the song was from ''"A lady residing in Glasgow, whom the bard in early life affectionately admired."''〔Cromek, Page 187〕 Elizabeth Gebbie and her family are known to have moved to Glasgow.〔Dougall, Page 139〕〔Mackay, Page 89〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alison Begbie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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