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The works of Allan Ramsay

edited by Burns Martin ... and John W. Oliver [... and Alexander M. Kinghorn ... and Alexander Law]
Ramsay, Allan (1686-1758)

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VOL. I.—(Poems: 1721)
  
[epigraph]
  
[dedication]
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COMMENDATORY POEMS.
  
THE Morning Interview.
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ELEGY ON MAGGY JOHNSTON , who died Anno 1711.
  
ELEGY ON JOHN COWPER Kirk-Treasurer's Man , ANNO 1714.
  
ELEGY ON Lucky Wood in the Canongate, May 1717.
  
Lucky Spence's last Advice.
  
TARTANA,
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SCOTS SONGS.
  
EDINBURGH'S ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY.
  
Written beneath the Historical Print of the wonderful Preservation of Mr. David Bruce, and others his School-fellows,
  
CHRIST'S KIRK ON THE GREEN,
  
THE SCRIBLERS LASH'D.
  
CONTENT.
  
RICHY and SANDY ,
  
An Explanation of Richy and Sandy, by Josiah Burchet, Esq;
  
TO Mr. ALLAN RAMSAY, ON HIS Richy and Sandy. By Mr. BURCHET
  
To JOSIAH BURCHET, Esq
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FAMILIAR EPISTLES BETWEEN Lieutenant William Hamilton and Allan Ramsay.
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PATIE and ROGER:
  
EDINBURGH'S SALUTATION
  
WEALTH, or the WOODY.
  
The Prospect of Plenty:
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SCOTS SONGS.
  
Spoken to Mrs. N.
  
MARY SCOT.
  
O'er BOGIE.
  
O'er the Moor to MAGGY.
  
I'll never leave Thee.
  
Polwart on the Green.
  
JOHN HAY'S Bonny Lassie.
  
Genty Tibby and Sonsy Nelly.
  
Up in the Air.
  
THE RISE and FALL OF STOCKS, 1720.
  
PATIE and PEGIE:
  
PROLOGUE. Spoke by one of the young Gentlemen, who, for their Improvement and Diversion, acted The Orphan, and Cheats of Scapin, the last Night of the year 1719.
  
The Life and Acts of, or An ELEGY on PATIE BIRNIE
  
CUPID thrown into the South-Sea.
  
THE SATYR'S COMICK PROJECT For recovering A young Bankrupt Stock-jobber.
  
TO THE MUSICK CLUB.
  
Wine and Musick, an ODE.
  
ON The Great Eclipse OF THE SUN,
  
The Gentleman's Qualifications, as debated by some of the Fellows of the Easy Club , April 1715.
  
On WIT.
  
ON FRIENDSHIP.
  
KEITHA:
  
To the Right Honourable, The Town-Council of EDINBURGH , THE ADDRESS of Allan Ramsay .
  
Inscription on the Gold Tea-pot, gain'd by Sir James Cunningham of Milncraig, Bart.
  
Inscription engraven on the Piece of Plate, which was a Punch-Bowl and Ladle, given by the Captains of the Train'd-Bands of Edinburgh, and gain'd by Captain Ch. Crockat's Swallow.
  
TO THE Whin-Bush Club , THE BILL Of ALLAN RAMSAY.
  
AN EPISTLE TO Mr. JAMES ARBUCKLE of Belfast , A. M.
  
To the Right Honourable, WILLIAM Earl of Dalhousie .
  
Horace to Virgil, on his taking a Voyage to Athens.
  
An ODE to Mr. F---.
  
To the Ph--- an ODE.
  
To Mr. William Aikman.
  
Spoken to three young Ladies, who would have me to determine which of them was the bonniest.
  
TO Sir William Bennet Of Grubbet, Bart.
  
An EPISTLE to a Friend at Florence, in his Way to Rome.
  
The beautiful Rose Tree enclosed.
  
To R--- H--- B---, an ODE.
  
Clyde's Welcome TO HIS PRINCE.
  
On the most Honourable The Marquess of BOWMONT's Cutting off his Hair.
  
TO SOME YOUNG LADIES
  
To Mr. Joseph Mitchel on the successful Representation of a Tragedy wrote by him.
  
Colin and Grisy parting.
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Spoken to two young Ladies who asked if I could say any thing on them: One excell'd in a beautiful Complection, the other in fine Eyes.
  
The Mill, Mill,—O.
  
The Poet's Wish:
  
THE CONCLUSION.
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VOL. II.—(Poems: 1728)
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VOL. III.—(Poems: Miscellaneous and Uncollected)
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VOL. IV.—(Poems not hitherto collected: Poems attributed to Ramsay)

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I'll never leave Thee.

JONNY.
Tho' for seven Years and mair Honour shou'd reave me,
To Fields where Cannons rair, thou need na grieve thee;
For deep in my Spirit thy Sweets are indented,
And love shall preserve ay what Love has imprinted.
Leave thee, leave thee, I'll never leave thee,
Gang the World as it will, Dearest believe me.

NELLY.
O Jonny I'm jealous, when e'er ye discover
My Sentiments yielding, ye'll turn a loose Rover;
And nought i' the Warld wa'd vex my Heart sairer,
If you prove unconstant, and fancy ane fairer.
Grieve me, grieve me, Oh it wad grieve me!
A' the lang Night and Day, if you deceive me.

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JONNY.
My Nelly let never sic Fancies oppress ye,
For while my Blood's warm I'll kindly caress ye,
Your blooming saft Beauties first beeted Love's Fire,
Your Virtue and Wit make it ay flame the hyer:
Leave thee, leave thee, I'll never leave thee,
Gang the Warld as it will, Dearest believe me.

NELLY.
Then Jonny I frankly this Minute allow ye
To think me your Mistress, for Love gars me trow ye,
And gin ye prove fa'se, to ye'r sel be it said then,
Ye'll win but sma' Honour to wrang a kind Maiden.
Reave me, reave me, Heav'ns! it wad reave me,
Of my Rest Night and Day, if ye deceive me.

JONNY.
Bid Iceshogles hammer red Gauds on the Study,
And fair Simmer Mornings nae mair appear ruddy;
Bid Britons think ae Gate, and when they obey ye,
But never till that Time, believe I'll betray ye:
Leave thee, leave thee, I'll never leave thee;
The Starns shall gang withershins e'er I deceive thee.

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