| Front | Ae Fond Kiss - Robert Burns Explore the reference 'resist my Nancy' |
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| Back | Nancy was the name Agnes Maclehose was known to her friends, she had an unconsummated affair with Burns. The pseudonyms of her 'Clarinda' to his 'Sylvander' were adopted by the pair for confidential correspondence purposes. Suggests more romantic or platonic relationship than sexual. |
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