Complex sentence: Encouraged by Burns's interest, a book of poems by Lapraik, "Poems on Several Occasions", appeared in 1788; it was financed by subscribers and printed by John Wilson of Kilmarnock, who had printed Burns's first published poems two years earlier.
Split into simpler sentences: Encouraged by Burns's interest, Lapraik published in 1788 a book of poems, "Poems on Several Occasions". It was financed by subscribers and printed by John Wilson of Kilmarnock, who had printed Burns's first published poems two years earlier.