Leyden, John
(1775–1811)
- T. W. Bayne
- , revised by Richard Maxwell
Extract
Leyden, John (1775–1811), linguist and poet, was born on 8 September 1775 at Denholm, in the parish of Cavers, near Hawick, Roxburghshire, the son of John Leyden and Isabella Scott. A year later his parents took over a farm 3 miles away in ...
