TANNAHILL, ROBERT, a Scottish poet, born at Paisley, in June, 1774;
drowned himself near there, in May, 1810. He was a weaver, working
at the loom all his life, and occasionally writing for the
periodicals. In 1807 he published _The Soldier's Return, with Other
Poems_, which made him famous. Several of these became popular
favourites, and have always remained so. A statue to the poet was
erected at Paisley in 1883.