“This is my country,
The land that begat me,
These windy spaces
Are surely my own.
and those who toil here
In the sweat of their faces
Are flesh of my flesh
And bone of my bone.”
Sir Alexander Gray
Sir Gray was a University Professor, economist, writer, and poet but is probably most well known for his numerous translations of Danish and German poetry into Scots. This quote is etched in stone in the Canongate Wall of the beautiful Scottish Parliament building in Holyrood, an area of the capital city, Edinburgh.
Hi Megan,
I am proud of my Scottish ancestry. Our Gordon name has been traced back to the town of Gordon in Berwickshire. When I found this out, I was somewhat taken aback, in that I was raised from infancy in the town of Berwick in Maine, and my father had the same name as Richard of Gordon, the first Lord of the Barony of Gordon. These were, as far as I could ever ascertain, complete coincidences.
Best Wishes,
Neal
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“This is my country, The land that begat me, These windy spaces Are surely my own. and those who toil here In the sweat of their faces Are flesh of my flesh And bone of my bone.”
Sir Alexander Gray
Sir Gray was a University Professor, economist, writer, and poet but is probably most well known for his numerous translations of Danish and German poetry into Scots. This quote is etched in stone in the Canongate Wall of the beautiful Scottish Parliament building in Holyrood, an area of the capital city, Edinburgh.
Hi Megan, I am proud of my Scottish ancestry. Our Gordon name has been traced back to the town of Gordon in Berwickshire. When I found this out, I was somewhat taken aback, in that I was raised from infancy in the town of Berwick in Maine, and my father had the same name as Richard of Gordon, the first Lord of the Barony of Gordon. These were, as far as I could ever ascertain, complete coincidences. Best Wishes, Neal