Phrenological DEVELOPMENT of ROBERT BURNS BY George Combe. Engraved & Published by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh. April 1834. _REPRINTED JANUARY 1859._ PHRENOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ROBERT BURNS, from a Cast of his skull MOULDED AT DUMFRIES. THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH 1834. With Remarks by George Combe, AUTHOR OF "A SYSTEM OF PHRENOLOGY,"--"THE CONSTITUTION OF MAN" &c. [Illustration: MAUSOLEUM, Erected at Dumfries, to the Memory of Robt Burns] Engraved & Published by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh 30 April 1834. Reprinted January 1859. [Illustration: VIEWS OF THE SKULL OF ROBERT BURNS.] [Illustration: KEY TO THE PHRENOLOGICAL ORGANS.] OBSERVATIONS ON THE SKULL OF BURNS, BY GEORGE COMBE. Robert Burns was born on 25th January 1759, and died at Dumfries on 21st July 1796, in the 37th year of his age, and, on the 26th, was interred in St Michael's Churchyard. Eighteen years afterwards, a Mausoleum was erected by subscription to his memory in that cemetery; and, on the 19th September 1815, his remains were privately exhumed and transferred to the vault attached to it. Mrs Burns, the Poet's widow, having died on 26th March 1834, the vault was opened for the purpose of depositing her remains beside those of her husband; and the gentlemen who took charge of the proceedings, being aware of the anxiety which had long been generally felt to obtain a Cast of the Poet's Skull, resolved to avail themselves of the opportunity to gratify this desire. The consent of the relatives having been obtained, Mr M'Diarmid, the Editor of the _Dumfries Courier_, went with several other gentlemen to the vault, and successfully effected their purpose.