William Glen (poet)
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William Glen (14 November 1789 – December 1826),[1] Scottish poet, born in Glasgow, was for some years in the West Indies. He died in poverty. He wrote several poems, but the only one which has survived is his Jacobite ballad, Wae's me for Prince Charlie.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
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- ^ Macquoid, Gilbert Samuel (1888). Jacobite songs and ballads. London: W. Scott. p. 504.
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