Of Brownyis and of Bogolis

Today’s questions begin with a person born on this day and continue in a theme from there.

See question two. Robert Burns Statue,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Image Wikimedia Commons

One

Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland, was born in Alloway, Ayrshire on this day. In what century did he life?

Two

The title character in a Robert Burns narrative poem had a horse, Maggie, which was left without a tail — ‘And left poor Maggie scarce a stump’ — who was this title character?

Three

In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield bases his fantasy of being a ‘catcher in the rye’ on a misheard line from a song. What song?

Four

Where did Robert Burns die in 1796, and where is he buried?

Five

What item was Burns describing with these words?

Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great Chieftain o’ the Puddin-race!

— Scottish Poetry Library

Good luck! I’ll post the answers later.

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