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The Poetry of Robert Burns
Edited by William Ernest Henley and Thomas F. Henderson
Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
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[dedication]
I.
Volume I
KILMARNOCK 1786
THE TWA DOGS
SCOTCH DRINK
THE AUTHOR'S EARNEST CRY AND PRAYER
THE HOLY FAIR
ADDRESS TO THE DEIL
THE DEATH AND DYING WORDS OF POOR MAILIE,
POOR MAILIE'S ELEGY
EPISTLE TO JAMES SMITH
A DREAM
THE VISION
HALLOWEEN
THE AULD FARMERS NEW-YEAR MORNING SALUTATION TO HIS AULD MARE, MAGGIE
THE COTTER'S SATURDAY NIGHT
TO A MOUSE
EPISTLE TO DAVIE, A BROTHER POET
THE LAMENT
DESPONDENCY An Ode
MAN WAS MADE TO MOURN
WINTER
A PRAYER IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH
TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY
TO RUIN
EPISTLE TO A YOUNG FRIEND
ON A SCOTCH BARD GONE TO THE WEST INDIES
A DEDICATION TO GAVIN HAMILTON, ESQ.
TO A LOUSE
EPISTLE TO J. LAPRAIK
SECOND EPISTLE TO J. LAPRAIK
TO WILLIAM SIMPSON OF OCHILTREE
EPISTLE TO JOHN RANKINE
SONG
SONG: COMPOSED IN AUGUST
SONG: FROM THEE ELIZA
THE FAREWELL
EPITAPH ON A HENPECKED SQUIRE
EPIGRAM ON SAID OCCASION
ANOTHER
EPITAPHS
ON A CELEBRATED RULING ELDER
ON A NOISY POLEMIC
ON WEE JOHNIE
FOR THE AUTHOR'S FATHER
FOR ROBERT AIKEN, Esq.
FOR GAVIN HAMILTON, Esq.
A BARD'S EPITAPH
ADDED, EDINBURGH 1787
DEATH AND DOCTOR HORNBOOK
THE BRIGS OF AYR
THE ORDINATION
THE CALF
ADDRESS TO THE UNCO GUID
TAM SAMSON'S ELEGY
A WINTER NIGHT
STANZAS WRITTEN IN PROSPECT OF DEATH
PRAYER: O THOU DREAD POWER
PARAPHRASE OF THE FIRST PSALM
PRAYER UNDER THE PRESSURE OF VIOLENT ANGUISH
THE NINETIETH PSALM VERSIFIED
TO MISS LOGAN
ADDRESS TO A HAGGIS
ADDRESS TO EDINBURGH
SONGS
JOHN BARLEYCORN
A FRAGMENT: WHEN GUILFORD GOOD
MY NANIE, O
GREEN GROW THE RASHES, O
COMPOSED IN SPRING
THE GLOOMY NIGHT IS GATHERING FAST
NO CHURCHMAN AM I
ADDED, EDINBURGH 1793
WRITTEN IN FRIARS CARSE HERMITAGE, ON NITHSIDE
ODE, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. OSWALD OF AUCHENCRUIVE
ELEGY ON CAPTAIN MATTHEW HENDERSON
LAMENT OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
TO ROBERT GRAHAM OF FINTRY, ESQ.
LAMENT FOR JAMES EARL OF GLENCAIRN
LINES TO SIR JOHN WHITEFOORD, Bart.
TAM O' SHANTER A TALE
ON SEEING A WOUNDED HARE LIMP BY ME WHICH A FELLOW HAD JUST SHOT AT
ADDRESS TO THE SHADE OF THOMSON
ON THE LATE CAPTAIN GROSE'S PEREGRINATIONS THRO' SCOTLAND
TO MISS CRUICKSHANK
SONG: ANNA THY CHARMS
ON READING IN A NEWSPAPER THE DEATH OF JOHN M'LEOD, ESQ.
THE HUMBLE PETITION OF BRUAR WATER
ON SCARING SOME WATER-FOWL IN LOCH TURIT
VERSES WRITTEN WITH A PENCIL
LINES ON THE FALL OF FYERS NEAR LOCH NESS
ON THE BIRTH OF A POSTHUMOUS CHILD
THE WHISTLE A Ballad
2.
Volume II
THE JOLLY BEGGARS
SATIRES AND VERSES
THE TWA HERDS: OR, THE HOLY TULYIE
HOLY WILLIE'S PRAYER
THE KIRK'S ALARM
POSTSCRIPTS
A POET'S WELCOME TO HIS LOVE-BEGOTTEN DAUGHTER
THE INVENTORY
A MAUCHLINE WEDDING
ADAM ARMOUR'S PRAYER
NATURE'S LAW
LINES ON MEETING WITH LORD DAER
ADDRESS TO THE TOOTHACHE
LAMENT FOR THE ABSENCE OF WILLIAM CREECH, PUBLISHER
VERSES IN FRIARS CARSE HERMITAGE
ELEGY ON THE DEPARTED YEAR 1788
CASTLE GORDON
ON THE DUCHESS OF GORDON'S REEL DANCING
ON CAPTAIN GROSE
NEW YEAR'S DAY 1791
FROM ESOPUS TO MARIA
NOTES AND EPISTLES
TO JOHN RANKINE
TO JOHN GOLDIE
TO J. LAPRAIK
TO THE REV. JOHN M'MATH
TO DAVIE
TO JOHN KENNEDY, DUMFRIES HOUSE
TO GAVIN HAMILTON, ESQ., MAUCHLINE
TO MR. M'ADAM OF CRAIGEN-GILLAN
REPLY TO AN INVITATION
TO DR. MACKENZIE
TO JOHN KENNEDY
TO WILLIE CHALMERS' SWEETHEART
TO AN OLD SWEETHEART
EXTEMPORE TO GAVIN HAMILTON
REPLY TO A TRIMMING EPISTLE RECEIVED FROM A TAILOR
TO MAJOR LOGAN
TO THE GUIDWIFE OF WAUCHOPE HOUSE
TO WM. TYTLER, ESQ., OF WOODHOUSELEE
TO MR. RENTON OF LAMERTON
TO MISS ISABELLA MACLEOD
TO SYMON GRAY
TO MISS FERRIER
SYLVANDER TO CLARINDA
TO CLARINDA
TO HUGH PARKER
TO ALEX. CUNNINGHAM
TO ROBERT GRAHAM, ESQ., OF FINTRY
IMPROMPTU TO CAPTAIN RIDDELL
REPLY TO A NOTE FROM CAPTAIN RIDDELL
TO JAMES TENNANT OF GLENCONNER
TO JOHN M'MURDO
SONNET TO ROBERT GRAHAM, ESQ. OF FINTRY
EPISTLE TO DR. BLACKLOCK
TO A GENTLEMAN WHO HAD SENT A NEWSPAPER, AND OFFERED TO CONTINUE IT FREE OF EXPENSE
TO PETER STUART
TO JOHN MAXWELL, ESQ. OF TERRAUGHTIE
TO WILLIAM STEWART
INSCRIPTION TO MISS GRAHAM OF FINTRY
REMORSEFUL APOLOGY
TO COLLECTOR MITCHELL
TO COLONEL DE PEYSTER
TO MISS JESSIE LEWARS
INSCRIPTION
THEATRICAL PIECES
PROLOGUE
PROLOGUE SPOKEN AT THE THEATRE OF DUMFRIES
SCOTS PROLOGUE FOR MRS. SUTHERLAND
THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN
ADDRESS
POLITICAL PIECES
ADDRESS OF BEELZEBUB
BIRTHDAY ODE FOR 31ST DECEMBER 1787
ODE TO THE DEPARTED REGENCY BILL
A NEW PSALM FOR THE CHAPEL OF KILMARNOCK
INSCRIBED TO THE RIGHT HON. C. J. FOX
ON GLENRIDDELL'S FOX BREAKING HIS CHAIN
ON THE COMMEMORATION OF RODNEY'S VICTORY
ODE FOR GENERAL WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
THE FÊTE CHAMPETRE
THE FIVE CARLINS
ELECTION BALLAD FOR WESTERHA'
ELECTION BALLAD
BALLADS ON MR. HERON'S ELECTION, 1795
BALLAD FIRST
BALLAD SECOND: THE ELECTION
BALLAD THIRD JOHN BUSHBY'S LAMENTATION
BALLAD FOURTH: THE TROGGER
THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY
MISCELLANIES
THE TARBOLTON LASSES
THE RONALDS OF THE BENNALS
I'LL GO AND BE A SODGER
APOSTROPHE TO FERGUSSON
THE BELLES OF MAUCHLINE
AH, WOE IS ME, MY MOTHER DEAR
INSCRIBED ON A WORK OF HANNAH MORE'S
LINES WRITTEN ON A BANK NOTE
THE FAREWELL
ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF ROBERT RUISSEAUX
VERSES INTENDED TO BE WRITTEN BELOW A NOBLE EARL'S PICTURE
ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF SIR JAMES HUNTER BLAIR
ON THE DEATH OF LORD PRESIDENT DUNDAS
ELEGY ON WILLIE NICOL'S MARE
LINES ON FERGUSSON
ELEGY ON THE LATE MISS BURNET OF MONBODDO
PEGASUS AT WANLOCKHEAD
ON SOME COMMEMORATIONS OF THOMSON
ON GENERAL DUMOURIER'S DESERTION
ON JOHN M'MURDO
ON HEARING A THRUSH SING IN A MORNING WALK IN JANUARY
IMPROMPTU ON MRS. RIDDELL'S BIRTHDAY
SONNET ON THE DEATH OF ROBERT RIDDELL OF GLENRIDDELL
A SONNET UPON SONNETS
FRAGMENTS
TRAGIC FRAGMENT
REMORSE
RUSTICITY'S UNGAINLY FORM
ON WILLIAM CREECH
ON WILLIAM SMELLIE
SKETCH FOR AN ELEGY
PASSION'S CRY
IN VAIN WOULD PRUDENCE
THE CARES O' LOVE
EPIGRAMS
EXTEMPORE IN THE COURT OF SESSION
AT ROSLIN INN
TO AN ARTIST
THE BOOK-WORMS
ON ELPHINSTONE'S TRANSLATION OF MARTIAL
ON JOHNSON'S OPINION OF HAMPDEN
UNDER THE PORTRAIT OF MISS BURNS
ON MISS AINSLIE IN CHURCH
AT INVERARAY
AT CARRON IRONWORKS
ON SEEING THE ROYAL PALACE AT STIRLING IN RUINS
ADDITIONAL LINES AT STIRLING
REPLY TO THE THREAT OF A CENSORIOUS CRITIC
A HIGHLAND WELCOME
AT WHIGHAM'S INN SANQUHAR
VERSICLES ON SIGN-POSTS
ON MISS JEAN SCOTT
ON CAPTAIN FRANCIS GROSE
ON BEING APPOINTED TO AN EXCISE DIVISION
ON MISS DAVIES
ON A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SEAT
THE TYRANT WIFE
AT BROWNHILL INN
THE TOADEATER
IN LAMINGTON KIRK
THE KEEKIN GLASS
AT THE GLOBE TAVERN, DUMFRIES
YE TRUE LOYAL NATIVES
ON COMMISSARY GOLDIE'S BRAINS
IN A LADY'S POCKET BOOK
AGAINST THE EARL OF GALLOWAY
ON THE SAME
ON THE SAME
ON THE SAME, ON THE AUTHOR BEING THREATENED WITH VENGEANCE
ON THE LAIRD OF LAGGAN
ON MARIA RIDDELL
ON MISS FONTENELLE
KIRK AND STATE EXCISEMEN
ON THANKSGIVING FOR A NATIONAL VICTORY
PINNED TO MRS. WALTER RIDDELL'S CARRIAGE
TO DR. MAXWELL
TO THE BEAUTIFUL MISS ELIZA J---N
ON CHLORIS
TO THE HON. WM. R. MAULE OF PANMURE
ON SEEING MRS. KEMBLE IN YARICO
ON DR. BABINGTON'S LOOKS
ON ANDREW TURNER
THE SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT
TO JOHN SYME OF RYEDALE
ON A GOBLET
APOLOGY TO JOHN SYME
ON MR. JAMES GRACIE
AT FRIARS CARSE HERMITAGE
FOR AN ALTAR OF INDEPENDENCE
VERSICLES TO JESSIE LEWARS
THE TOAST
THE MENAGERIE
JESSIE'S ILLNESS
HER RECOVERY
ON MARRIAGE
GRACES
A POET'S GRACE
AT THE GLOBE TAVERN
EPITAPHS
ON JAMES GRIEVE, LAIRD OF BOGHEAD, TARBOLTON
ON WM. MUIR IN TARBOLTON MILL
ON JOHN RANKINE
ON TAM THE CHAPMAN
ON HOLY WILLIE
ON JOHN DOVE, INNKEEPER
ON A WAG IN MAUCHLINE
ON ROBERT FERGUSSON
ADDITIONAL STANZAS
FOR WILLIAM NICOL
FOR MR. WILLIAM MICHIE
FOR WILLIAM CRUICKSHANK, A.M.
ON ROBERT MUIR
ON A LAP-DOG
MONODY
FOR MR. WALTER RIDDELL
ON A NOTED COXCOMB
ON CAPT. LASCELLES
ON A GALLOWAY LAIRD
ON WM. GRAHAM OF MOSSKNOWE
ON JOHN BUSHBY OF TINWALD DOWNS
ON A SUICIDE
ON A SWEARING COXCOMB
ON AN INNKEEPER NICKNAMED ‘THE MARQUIS’
ON GRIZZEL GRIMME
FOR GABRIEL RICHARDSON
ON THE AUTHOR
III.
Volume III
YOUNG PEGGY
BONIE DUNDEE
TO THE WEAVER'S GIN YE GO
O, WHISTLE AN' I'LL COME TO YE, MY LAD
I'M O'ER YOUNG TO MARRY YET
THE BIRKS OF ABERFELDIE
M'PHERSON'S FAREWELL
MY HIGHLAND LASSIE, O
THO' CRUEL FATE
STAY, MY CHARMER
STRATHALLAN'S LAMENT
MY HOGGIE
JUMPIN JOHN
UP IN THE MORNING EARLY
THE YOUNG HIGHLAND ROVER
THE DUSTY MILLER
I DREAM'D I LAY
DUNCAN DAVISON
THENIEL MENZIES' BONIE MARY
LADY ONLIE, HONEST LUCKY
THE BANKS OF THE DEVON
DUNCAN GRAY
THE PLOUGHMAN
LANDLADY, COUNT THE LAWIN
RAVING WINDS AROUND HER BLOWING
HOW LANG AND DREARY IS THE NIGHT
MUSING ON THE ROARING OCEAN
BLYTHE WAS SHE
TO DAUNTON ME
O'ER THE WATER TO CHARLIE
A ROSE-BUD, BY MY EARLY WALK
AND I'LL KISS THEE YET
RATTLIN, ROARIN WILLIE
WHERE, BRAVING ANGRY WINTER'S STORMS
O TIBBIE, I HAE SEEN THE DAY
CLARINDA, MISTRESS OF MY SOUL
THE WINTER IT IS PAST
I LOVE MY LOVE IN SECRET
SWEET TIBBIE DUNBAR
HIGHLAND HARRY
THE TAILOR FELL THRO' THE BED
AY WAUKIN, O
BEWARE O' BONIE ANN
LADDIE, LIE NEAR ME
THE GARD'NER WI' HIS PAIDLE
ON A BANK OF FLOWERS
THE DAY RETURNS
MY LOVE, SHE'S BUT A LASSIE YET
JAMIE, COME TRY ME
THE SILVER TASSIE
THE LAZY MIST
THE CAPTAIN'S LADY
OF A' THE AIRTS
CARL, AN THE KING COME
WHISTLE O'ER THE LAVE O'T
O, WERE I ON PARNASSUS HILL
THE CAPTIVE RIBBAND
THERE'S A YOUTH IN THIS CITY
MY HEART'S IN THE HIGHLANDS
JOHN ANDERSON MY JO
AWA', WHIGS, AWA'
CA' THE YOWES TO THE KNOWES
O, MERRY HAE I BEEN
A MOTHER'S LAMENT
THE WHITE COCKADE
THE BRAES O' BALLOCHMYLE
THE RANTIN DOG, THE DADDIE O'T
THOU LINGERING STAR
EPPIE ADAIR
THE BATTLE OF SHERRAMUIR
YOUNG JOCKIE WAS THE BLYTHEST LAD
A WAUKRIFE MINNIE
THO' WOMEN'S MINDS
WILLIE BREW'D A PECK O' MAUT
KILLIECRANKIE
THE BLUE-EYED LASSIE
THE BANKS OF NITH
TAM GLEN
CRAIGIEBURN WOOD
FRAE THE FRIENDS AND LAND I LOVE
O JOHN, COME KISS ME NOW
COCK UP YOUR BEAVER
MY TOCHER'S THE JEWEL
GUIDWIFE, COUNT THE LAWIN
THERE'LL NEVER BE PEACE TILL JAMIE COMES HAME
WHAT CAN A YOUNG LASSIE
THE BONIE LAD THAT'S FAR AWA
I DO CONFESS THOU ART SAE FAIR
SENSIBILITY HOW CHARMING
YON WILD MOSSY MOUNTAINS
I HAE BEEN AT CROOKIEDEN
IT IS NA, JEAN, THY BONIE FACE
MY EPPIE MACNAB
WHA IS THAT AT MY BOWER DOOR
BONIE WEE THING
THE TITHER MORN
AE FOND KISS
LOVELY DAVIES
THE WEARY PUND O' TOW
I HAE A WIFE O' MY AIN
WHEN SHE CAM BEN, SHE BOBBED
O, FOR ANE-AND-TWENTY, TAM
O, KENMURE'S ON AND AWA, WILLIE
O, LEEZE ME ON MY SPINNIN-WHEEL
MY COLLIER LADDIE
NITHSDALE'S WELCOME HAME
IN SIMMER, WHEN THE HAY WAS MAWN
FAIR ELIZA
YE JACOBITES BY NAME
THE POSIE
THE BANKS O' DOON
WILLIE WASTLE
LADY MARY ANN
SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES IN A NATION
KELLYBURN BRAES
THE SLAVE'S LAMENT
THE SONG OF DEATH
SWEET AFTON
BONIE BELL
THE GALLANT WEAVER
HEY, CA' THRO'
O, CAN YE LABOUR LEA
THE DEUK'S DANG O'ER MY DADDIE
SHE'S FAIR AND FAUSE
THE DEIL'S AWA WI' TH'EXCISEMAN
THE LOVELY LASS OF INVERNESS
A RED, RED ROSE
AS I STOOD BY YON ROOFLESS TOWER
O, AN YE WERE DEAD, GUIDMAN
AULD LANG SYNE
LOUIS, WHAT RECK I BY THEE
HAD I THE WYTE?
COMIN THRO' THE RYE
YOUNG JAMIE
OUT OVER THE FORTH
WANTONNESS FOR EVERMAIR
CHARLIE HE'S MY DARLING
THE LASS O' ECCLEFECHAN
THE COOPER O' CUDDY
FOR THE SAKE O' SOMEBODY
THE CARDIN O'T
THERE'S THREE TRUE GUID FELLOWS
SAE FLAXEN WERE HER RINGLETS
THE LASS THAT MADE THE BED
SAE FAR AWA
THE REEL O' STUMPIE
I'LL AY CA' IN BY YON TOWN
O, WAT YE WHA'S IN YON TOWN
WHEREFORE SIGHING ART THOU, PHILLIS?
O MAY, THY MORN
AS I CAME O'ER THE CAIRNEY MOUNT
HIGHLAND LADDIE
WILT THOU BE MY DEARIE?
LOVELY POLLY STEWART
THE HIGHLAND BALOU
BANNOCKS O' BEAR MEAL
WAE IS MY HEART
HERE'S HIS HEALTH IN WATER
THE WINTER OF LIFE
THE TAILOR
THERE GROWS A BONIE BRIER-BUSH
HERE'S TO THY HEALTH
IT WAS A' FOR OUR RIGHTFU' KING
THE HIGHLAND WIDOW'S LAMENT
THOU GLOOMY DECEMBER
MY PEGGY'S FACE, MY PEGGY'S FORM
O, STEER HER UP, AN' HAUD HER GAUN
WEE WILLIE GRAY
WE'RE A' NODDIN
O, AY MY WIFE SHE DANG ME
SCROGGAM
O, GUID ALE COMES
ROBIN SHURE IN HAIRST
DOES HAUGHTY GAUL INVASION THREAT?
O, ONCE I LOV'D A BONIE LASS
MY LORD A-HUNTING
SWEETEST MAY
MEG O' THE MILL
JOCKIE'S TA'EN THE PARTING KISS
O, LAY THY LOOF IN MINE, LASS
CAULD IS THE E'ENIN BLAST
THERE WAS A BONIE LASS
THERE'S NEWS, LASSES, NEWS
O, THAT I HAD NE'ER BEEN MARRIED
MALLY'S MEEK, MALLY'S SWEET
WANDERING WILLIE
BRAW LADS O' GALLA WATER
AULD ROB MORRIS
OPEN THE DOOR TO ME, O
WHEN WILD WAR'S DEADLY BLAST
DUNCAN GRAY
DELUDED SWAIN, THE PLEASURE
HERE IS THE GLEN
LET NOT WOMEN E'ER COMPLAIN
LORD GREGORY
O POORTITH CAULD
O, STAY, SWEET WARBLING WOOD-LARK
SAW YE BONIE LESLEY
SWEET FA'S THE EVE
YOUNG JESSIE
ADOWN WINDING NITH
A LASS WI' A TOCHER
BLYTHE HAE I BEEN ON YON HILL
BY ALLAN STREAM
CANST THOU LEAVE ME
COME, LET ME TAKE THEE
CONTENTED WI' LITTLE
FAREWELL, THOU STREAM
HAD I A CAVE
HERE'S A HEALTH
HOW CRUEL ARE THE PARENTS
HUSBAND, HUSBAND, CEASE YOUR STRIFE
IT WAS THE CHARMING MONTH
LAST MAY A BRAW WOOER
MY NANIE'S AWA
NOW ROSY MAY
NOW SPRING HAS CLAD
O, THIS IS NO MY AIN LASSIE
O, WAT YE WHA THAT LO'ES ME
SCOTS, WHA HAE
THEIR GROVES O' SWEET MYRTLE
THINE AM I
THOU HAST LEFT ME EVER, JAMIE
HIGHLAND MARY
MY CHLORIS, MARK
FAIREST MAID ON DEVON BANKS
LASSIE WI' THE LINT-WHITE LOCKS
LONG, LONG THE NIGHT
LOGAN WATER
YON ROSY BRIER
WHERE ARE THE JOYS
BEHOLD THE HOUR
FORLORN MY LOVE
CA' THE YOWES TO THE KNOWES
HOW CAN MY POOR HEART
IS THERE FOR HONEST POVERTY
MARK YONDER POMP
O, LET ME IN THIS AE NIGHT
HER ANSWER
O PHILLY, HAPPY BE THAT DAY
O, WERE MY LOVE
SLEEP'ST THOU
THERE WAS A LASS
THE LEA-RIG
MY WIFE'S A WINSOME WEE THING
MARY MORISON
IV.
VOLUME IV
MISCELLANEOUS SONGS
A RUINED FARMER
MONTGOMERIE'S PEGGY
THE LASS OF CESSNOCK BANKS
THO' FICKLE FORTUNE
RAGING FORTUNE
MY FATHER WAS A FARMER
O, LEAVE NOVÉLS
THE MAUCHLINE LADY
ONE NIGHT AS I DID WANDER
THERE WAS A LAD
WILL YE GO TO THE INDIES, MY MARY
HER FLOWING LOCKS
THE LASS O' BALLOCHMYLE
THE NIGHT WAS STILL
MASONIC SONG
THE BONIE MOOR-HEN
HERE'S A BOTTLE
THE BONIE LASS OF ALBANIE
AMANG THE TREES
THE CHEVALIER'S LAMENT
YESTREEN I HAD A PINT O' WINE
SWEET ARE THE BANKS
YE FLOWERY BANKS
CALEDONIA
YOU'RE WELCOME, WILLIE STEWART
WHEN FIRST I SAW
BEHOLD THE HOUR
HERE'S A HEALTH TO THEM THAT'S AWA
AH, CHLORIS
PRETTY PEG
MEG O' THE MILL
PHILLIS THE FAIR
O SAW YE MY DEAR, MY PHILLY
'TWAS NA HER BONIE BLUE E'E
WHY, WHY TELL THY LOVER
THE PRIMROSE
O, WERT THOU IN THE CAULD BLAST
INTERPOLATIONS
YOUR FRIENDSHIP
FOR THEE IS LAUGHING NATURE
NO COLD APPROACH
ALTHO' HE HAS LEFT ME
LET LOOVE SPARKLE
AS DOWN THE BURN
IMPROBABLES
ON ROUGH ROADS
ELEGY ON STELLA
POEM ON PASTORAL POETRY
ON THE DESTRUCTION OF DRUMLANRIG WOODS
THE JOYFUL WIDOWER
WHY SHOULD WE IDLY WASTE OUR PRIME
THE TREE OF LIBERTY
TO A KISS
DELIA
TO THE OWL
THE VOWELS
ON THE ILLNESS OF A FAVOURITE CHILD
ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CHILD
ADDENDUM TO MALLY'S MEEK
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