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Although only one book of his works, ''Poetic Gems'', was published during his lifetime, material sufficient for two subsequent volumes was written and published posthumously.
Although only one book of his works, ''Poetic Gems'', was published during his lifetime, material sufficient for two subsequent volumes was written and published posthumously.
He was a celebrated live performer, dressed in [[tartan]] and brandishing a [[broadsword]] as he declaimed his verse, performing regularly in his home town of [[Dundee]], and latterly all across lower Scotland.
He was a celebrated live performer, dressed in [[tartan]] and brandishing a broadsword as he declaimed his verse, performing regularly in his home town of [[Dundee]], and latterly all across lower Scotland.
An early advocate of [[temperance]], his poetry frequently warned against the perils of [[alcohol]].
An early advocate of [[temperance]], his poetry frequently warned against the perils of [[alcohol]].