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FAMOUS SONGS
cious inspiration that surprised itself into silence. Before giving the history of Lady Anne's song I may mention that the author of the French romance mentioned above, and to which I shall refer fully later, died in 1770 at the age of seventy-three.
From an article contributed by the Reverend A. B. Grosart, LL.D., to the " Dictionary of National Biography," I extract the following information: " Lady Anne Barnard, was the eldest daughter of James Lindsay, fifth Earl of Balcarres, by his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Robert Dalrymple, of Castleton. She was born December 8th, 1750, and married, in 1793, Andrew Barnard, son of Thomas, Bishop of Limerick. They went to the Cape (she and her husband) where her husband died in 1807, without issue. Lady Anne returned to London and lived with her sister in Berkeley Square until 1812. The sister's house was a literary centre, and was frequented by Burke, Sheridan, Windham, Douglas, and the Prince of Wales, who were all habitual visitors. Lady Anne won the life-long attachment of the Prince Regent. ' Auld Robin Gray' was written by Lady Anne when she was twenty-one years old. It was published anonymously, and various persons claimed the authorship. Lady Anne did not
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