caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date image article_title name occupation
agnes h s gamley maclehose 's memorial stone in canongate kirkyard by 22 october 1841 edinburgh , scotland salt market , glasgow , scotland 17 april 1759 clarinda 1339854.jpg 's grave , canongate kirkyard - geograph.org.uk - agnes maclehose
 agnes maclehose poet , socialite , and wife
agnes maclehose

agnes maclehose -lrb- 17 april 1759 -- 22 october 1841 -rrb- , or agnes craig , known to her friends as ` nancy ' and to robert burns followers as clarinda , was a scotswoman who had an unconsummated affair with burns during 1787-88 , on which he based the song , '' `` ae fond kiss '' '' -lrb- 1791 -rrb- .
the pseudonyms of her ` clarinda ' to his ` sylvander ' were adopted by the pair for confidential correspondence purposes .
maclehose has been various styled , including ` mclehose ' and ` maclehose ' .
