This poet of Tam O' Shanter discussed "the best laid plans of mice and men" in "To a Mouse," but is best known for a poem typically sung at New Year's.
One of this author's songs notes that the "lads had no good will / That day their neighbors' blood to spill" and was written after the Battle of Sherrifmuir. In another of this author's poems, the title character gets drunk and sees the Devil dancing at (*) Alloway Kirk. He also wrote one poem about a small creature's "wee-bit housie" which was merely a "heap of leaves and stibble;" that poem is about the title "tim'rous beastie." This poet of Tam O' Shanter discussed "the best laid plans of mice and men" in "To a Mouse," but is best known for a poem typically sung at New Year's. For ten points, identify this Scottish author of Auld Lang Syne.
One of this author's songs notes that the "lads had no good will / That day their neighbors' blood to spill" and was written after the Battle of Sherrifmuir.
Robert {Burns}