I amna fou' sae muckle as tired — deid dune. It's gey and h… - Hugh MacDiarmid

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I amna fou' sae muckle as tired — deid dune. It's gey and hard wark coupin' gless for gless
Wi' Cruivie and Gilsanquhar and the like,
And I'm no' juist as bauld as aince I wes.

Hugh MacDiarmid

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About Hugh MacDiarmid

Hugh MacDiarmid (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978) is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve, who was a leading Scottish poet. He was a member of the Communist party and a prominent Scots Nationalist.

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Birth Name: Christopher Murray Grieve

Alternative Names: Grieve, Christopher Murray,

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