allan

A word from the Saxon, still used in the north to denote a piece of land nearly surrounded by a stream.

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Cunningham, Allan
(1784-1842) Poet and miscellaneous writer, b. near Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, in his youth knew Bur...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Ramsay, Allan
(1686-1758) Poet, s. of a mine-manager at Leadhills, Dumfriesshire, who claimed kin with the Ramsay...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Poe, Edgar Allan
(1809-1849) Poet and writer of tales, was b. at Boston, where his parents, who were both actors, we...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin