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Robert Davidson (1778- 6 April 1855) was a Scottish poet and labourer whose writings give a rare glimpse into the life of the rural labouring poor at the beginning of the 19th century. He was born at Lempitlaw in the historic County of Roxburgh (the modern Scottish Borders) later moving to the village of Morebattle. Despite the harsh existence of agricultural labour and having to support a family Davidson managed to publish three collections of poems during his lifetime.