The Epistle to James Smith
E156499
"The Epistle to James Smith" is a verse epistle by Scottish poet Robert Burns, written in his characteristic Scots dialect and blending humor with reflections on friendship and everyday life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Epistle to James Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1364937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: The Epistle to James Smith Context triple: [Poems of Robert Burns, containsWork, The Epistle to James Smith]
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Letter to Brother Edward
"Letter to Brother Edward" is a didactic Old English prose work by the Benedictine abbot and scholar Ælfric of Eynsham, reflecting his role in the monastic and educational reforms of late 10th- and early 11th-century England.
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Epistle of James
The Epistle of James is a New Testament letter emphasizing practical Christian ethics, the relationship between faith and works, and the importance of righteous living.
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Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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E.
The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Epistle to James Smith Target entity description: "The Epistle to James Smith" is a verse epistle by Scottish poet Robert Burns, written in his characteristic Scots dialect and blending humor with reflections on friendship and everyday life.
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A.
Letter to Brother Edward
"Letter to Brother Edward" is a didactic Old English prose work by the Benedictine abbot and scholar Ælfric of Eynsham, reflecting his role in the monastic and educational reforms of late 10th- and early 11th-century England.
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B.
Epistle of James
The Epistle of James is a New Testament letter emphasizing practical Christian ethics, the relationship between faith and works, and the importance of righteous living.
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C.
Newburgh Letters
The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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E.
The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery is a landmark 1804 document in the early American Restoration Movement that dissolved a Presbyterian governing body to promote simple New Testament Christianity and Christian unity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
poem
ⓘ
verse epistle ⓘ |
| addressee | James Smith ⓘ |
| author | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Burns ⓘ |
| features |
depictions of everyday life
ⓘ
humor ⓘ reflections on friendship ⓘ |
| genre |
comic verse
ⓘ
epistle ⓘ |
| hasEpistolaryForm | true ⓘ |
| hasHumorousTone | true ⓘ |
| hasVerseForm | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| language | Scots ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Scots vernacular poetry ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| period | 18th century ⓘ |
| theme |
everyday rural life
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ |
| writtenInDialect | Scots dialect ⓘ |
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Subject: The Epistle to James Smith Description of subject: "The Epistle to James Smith" is a verse epistle by Scottish poet Robert Burns, written in his characteristic Scots dialect and blending humor with reflections on friendship and everyday life.
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