my le ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁visit ▁and ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁piece ▁to ▁the ▁family . ▁T ait ▁was ▁well ▁reward ed ▁for ▁the ▁composition ▁and ▁unlike ▁Burn s ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁" .. ▁privile ged ▁frequ enter ▁of ▁the ▁hall ". ▁ ▁T ait ' s ▁historical ▁significance ▁lies ▁in ▁his ▁association ▁and ▁interactions ▁with ▁the ▁genius ▁of ▁Robert ▁Burn s , ▁his ▁vers es ▁otherwise ▁would ▁have ▁become ▁forgotten ▁and ▁his ▁publication ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁r ar ity . ▁In ▁this ▁respect ▁T ait ▁has ▁much ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁John ▁Lap ra ik ▁and ▁David ▁S ill ar ▁who ▁also ▁published ▁their ▁po ems ▁and ▁songs ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁descent ▁into ▁obsc urity ▁and ▁financial ▁em ab ar ass ment . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Po ems , ▁Chief ly ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Dia lect ▁ ▁Po ems , ▁Chief ly ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Dia lect ▁( Ed inburgh ▁Edition ) ▁ ▁Po ems ▁by ▁David ▁S ill ar ▁ ▁Glen r idd ell ▁Man us cript s ▁ ▁Robert ▁Burn s ▁World ▁Federation ▁ ▁Burn s ▁Club s ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁and ▁further ▁reading ▁ ▁Ann and ale , ▁Charles ▁( Editor ) ▁( 1 8 9 0 ). ▁The ▁Works ▁of ▁Robert ▁Burn s . ▁London ▁: ▁Black ie ▁& ▁Son . ▁ ▁Bo yle , ▁A . ▁M . ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁The ▁A yr shire ▁Book ▁of ▁Burn s - L ore . ▁Dar vel ▁: ▁Allow ay ▁Publishing .