Значение слова MOTHERWELL в Литературной энциклопедии

WILLIAM (1797-1835).-Poet, _b._ and _ed._ in Glasgow, he held the office of depute sheriff-clerk at Paisley, at the same time contributing poetry to various periodicals. He had also antiquarian tastes, and a deep knowledge of the early history of Scottish ballad literature, which he turned to account in _Minstrelsy, Ancient and Modern_ (1827), a collection of Scottish ballads with an historical introduction. In 1830 he became ed. of the _Glasgow Courier_, and in 1832 he _coll._ and _pub._ his poems. He also joined Hogg in ed. the Works of Burns.