The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. / With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham, Volume 1 Papyras Classics

The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. / With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham, Volume 1

by Robert Burns

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Contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Preface
  3. To Dr. Archibald Laurie
  4. Poems
  5. Epitaphs, Epigrams, Fragments, &c
  6. Songs and Ballads
  7. General Correspondence
  8. Life of Robert Burns
  9. Preface
  10. I. Winter. A Dirge
  11. II. The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie, the Author’s Only Pet Yowe. An Unco Mournfu’ Tale
  12. III. Poor Mailie’s Elegy
  13. IV. First Epistle to Davie, a Brother Poet
  14. V. Second Epistle to Davie, a Brother Poet
  15. VI. Address to the Deil
  16. VII. The Auld Farmer’s New-Year Morning Salutation to His Auld Mare Maggie, on Giving Her the Accustomed Ripp of Corn to Hansel in the New Year
  17. VIII. To a Haggis
  18. IX. A Prayer, Under the Pressure of Violent Anguish
  19. X. A Prayer in the Prospect of Death
  20. XI. Stanzas on the Same Occasion
  21. XII. A Winter Night
  22. XIII. Remorse. A Fragment
  23. XIV. The Jolly Beggars. A Cantata
  24. XV. Death and Dr. Hornbook. A True Story
  25. XVI. The Twa Herds: Or, the Holy Tulzie
  26. XVII. Holy Willie’s Prayer
  27. XVIII. Epitaph on Holy Willie
  28. XIX. The Inventory; In Answer to a Mandate by the Surveyor of the Taxes
  29. XX. The Holy Fair
  30. XXI. The Ordination
  31. XXII. The Calf. To the Rev. Mr. James Steven
  32. XXIII. To James Smith
  33. XXIV. The Vision. Duan First
  34. XXV. Halloween
  35. XXVI. Man Was Made to Mourn. A Dirge
  36. XXVII. To Ruin
  37. XXVIII. To John Goudie of Kilmarnock. On the Publication of His Essays
  38. XXIX. To J. Lapraik. An Old Scottish Bard
  39. XXX. To J. Lapraik
  40. XXXI. To J. Lapraik
  41. XXXII. To William Simpson, Ochiltree
  42. XXXIII. Address to an Illegitimate Child
  43. XXXIV. Nature’s Law. A Poem Humbly Inscribed to G. H. Esq
  44. XXXV. To the Rev. John M’Math
  45. XXXVI. To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough, November, 1785
  46. XXXVII. Scotch Drink
  47. XXXVIII. The Author’s Earnest Cry and Prayer to the Scotch Representatives in the House of Commons
  48. XXXIX. Address to the Unco Guid, or the Rigidly Righteous
  49. XL. Tam Samson’s Elegy
  50. XLI. Lament, Occasioned by the Unfortunate Issue of a Friend’s Amour
  51. XLII. Despondency. An Ode
  52. XLIII. The Cotter’s Saturday Night. Inscribed to Robert Aiken, Esq
  53. XLIV. The First Psalm
  54. XLV. The First Six Verses of the Ninetieth Psalm
  55. XLVI. To a Mountain Daisy, on Turning One Down with the Plough in April, 1786
  56. XLVII. Epistle to a Young Friend. May, 1786
  57. XLVIII. To a Louse, on Seeing One in a Lady’s Bonnet, at Church
  58. XLIX. Epistle to J. Rankine, Enclosing Some Poems
  59. L. On a Scotch Bard, Gone to the West Indies
  60. LI. The Farewell
  61. LII. Written on the Blank Leaf of a Copy of My Poems, Presented to an Old Sweetheart, Then Married
  62. LIII. A Dedication to Gavin Hamilton, Esq
  63. LIV. Elegy on the Death of Robert Ruisseaux
  64. LV
  65. LVI. On the Birth of a Posthumous Child
  66. LVII. To Miss Cruikshank, a Very Young Lady. Written on the Blank Leaf of a Book, Presented to Her by the Author
  67. LVIII. Willie Chalmers
  68. LIX. Lying at a Reverend Friend’s House on Night, the Author Left the Following Verses in the Room Where He Slept
  69. LX. To Gavin Hamilton, Esq., Mauchline. (Recommending a Boy.)
  70. LXI. To Mr. M’Adam, of Craigen-Gillan
  71. LXII. Answer to a Poetical Epistle Sent to the Author by a Tailor
  72. LXIII. To J. Rankine
  73. LXIV. Lines Written on a Bank-Note
  74. LXV. A Dream
  75. LXVI. A Bard’s Epitaph
  76. LXVII. The Twa Dogs. A Tale
  77. LXVIII. Lines on Meeting with Lord Daer
  78. LXIX. Address to Edinburgh
  79. LXX. Epistle to Major Logan
  80. LXXI. The Brigs of Ayr, a Poem, Inscribed to J. Ballantyne, Esq., Ayr
  81. LXXII. On the Death of Robert Dundas, Esq., of Arniston, Late Lord President of the Court of Session
  82. LXXIII. On Reading in a Newspaper the Death of John M’Leod, Esq. Brother to a Young Lady, a Particular Friend of the Author’s
  83. LXXIV. To Miss Logan, with Beattie’s Poems for a New Year’s Gift. Jan. 1, 1787
  84. LXXV. The American War. A Fragment
  85. LXXVI. The Dean of Faculty. A New Ballad
  86. LXXVII. To a Lady, with a Present of a Pair of Drinking-Glasses
  87. LXXVIII. To Clarinda
  88. LXXIX. Verses Written Under the Portrait of Fergusson, the Poet, in a Copy of That Author’s Works Presented to a Young Lady
  89. Prologue
  90. LXXXI. Sketch
  91. LXXXII. To Mrs. Scott, of Wauchope
  92. LXXXIII. Epistle to William Creech
  93. LXXXIV. The Humble Petition of Bruar Water to the Noble Duke of Athole
  94. LXXXV. On Scaring Some Water-Fowl in Loch-Turit
  95. LXXXVI. Written with a Pencil, Over the Chimney-Piece, in the Parlour of the Inn at Kenmore, Taymouth
  96. LXXXVII. Written with a Pencil, Standing by the Fall of Fyers, Near Loch-Ness
  97. LXXXVIII. Poetical Address to Mr. W. Tytler, with the Present of the Bard’s Picture
  98. LXXXIX. Written in Friars-Carse Hermitage, on the Banks of Nith. June. 1788
  99. XC. Written in Friars-Carse Hermitage, on Nithside. December, 1788
  100. XCI. To Captain Riddel, of Glenriddel. Extempore Lines on Returning a Newspaper
  101. XCII. A Mother’s Lament for the Death of Her Son
  102. XCIII. First Epistle to Robert Graham, Esq. Of Fintray
  103. XCIV. On the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair
  104. XCV. Epistle to Hugh Parker
  105. XCVI. Lines Intended to Be Written Under a Noble Earl’s Picture
  106. XCVII. Elegy on the Year 1788 a Sketch
  107. XCVIII. Address to the Toothache
  108. XCIX. Ode Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Oswald, of Auchencruive
  109. C. Fragment Inscribed to the Right Hon. C.J. Fox
  110. CI. On Seeing a Wounded Hare Limp by Me, Which a Fellow Had Just Shot
  111. CII. To Dr. Blacklock, in Answer to a Letter
  112. CIII. Delia. An Ode
  113. CIV. To John M’Murdo, Esq
  114. Prologue,
  115. CVI. Scots Prologue, for Mr. Sutherland’s Benefit Night, Dumfries
  116. CVII. Sketch. New Year’s Day. To Mrs. Dunlop
  117. CVIII. To a Gentleman Who Had Sent Him a Newspaper, and Offered to Continue It Free of Expense
  118. CIX. The Kirk’s Alarm; A Satire
  119. CX. The Kirk’s Alarm. A Ballad
  120. CXI. Peg Nicholson
  121. CXII. On Captain Matthew Henderson, a Gentleman Who Held the Patent for His Honours Immediately from Almighty God
  122. CXIII. The Five Carlins. A Scots Ballad. Tune— Chevy Chase
  123. CXIV. The Laddies by the Banks O’ Nith
  124. CXV. Epistle to Robert Graham, Esq. Of Fintray: On the Close of the Disputed Election Between Sir James Johnstone and Captain Miller, for the Dumfries District of Boroughs
  125. CXVI. On Captain Grose’s Peregrinations Through Scotland, Collecting the Antiquities of That Kingdom
  126. CXVII. Written in a Wrapper, Enclosing a Letter to Captain Grose
  127. CXVIII. Tam O’ Shanter. A Tale
  128. CXIX. Address of Beelzebub to the President of the Highland Society
  129. CXX. To John Taylor
  130. CXXI. Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots, on the Approach of Spring
  131. CXXII. The Whistle
  132. CXXIII. Elegy on Miss Burnet, of Monboddo
  133. CXXIV. Lament for James, Earl of Glencairn
  134. CXXV. Lines Sent to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart., of Whitefoord. With the Foregoing Poem
  135. CXXVI. Address to the Shade of Thomson, on Crowning His Bust at Ednam with Bays
  136. CXXVII. To Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintray
  137. CXXVIII. To Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintray. On Receiving a Favour
  138. CXXIX. A Vision
  139. CXXX. To John Maxwell of Terraughty, on His Birthday
  140. CXXXI. The Rights of Woman. An Occasional Address Spoken by Miss Fontenelle on Her Benefit Night, Nov. 26, 1792
  141. CXXXII. Monody, on a Lady Famed for Her Caprice
  142. CXXXIII. Epistle from Esopus to Maria
  143. CXXXIV. Poem on Pastoral Poetry
  144. CXXXV. Sonnet, Written on the Twenty-Fifth of January, 1793, the Birthday of the Author, on Hearing a Thrush Sing in a Morning Walk
  145. CXXXVI. Sonnet, on the Death of Robert Riddel, Esq. Of Glenriddel, April, 1794
  146. CXXXVII. Impromptu, on Mrs. R——’S Birthday
  147. CXXXVIII. Liberty. A Fragment
  148. CXXXIX. Verses to a Young Lady
  149. CXL. The Vowels. A Tale
  150. CXLI. Verses to John Rankine
  151. CXLII. On Sensibility. To My Dear and Much Honoured Friend, Mrs. Dunlop, of Dunlop
  152. CXLIII. Lines, Sent to a Gentleman Whom He Had Offended
  153. CXLIV. Address, Spoken by Miss Fontenelle on Her Benefit Night
  154. CXLV. On Seeing Miss Fontenelle in a Favourite Character
  155. CXLVI. To Chloris
  156. CXLVII. Poetical Inscription for an Altar to Independence
  157. CXLVIII. The Heron Ballads
  158. CXLIX. The Heron Ballads
  159. CL. The Heron Ballads
  160. CLI. Poem, Addressed to Mr. Mitchell, Collector of Excise. Dumfries, 1796
  161. CLII. To Miss Jessy Lewars, Dumfries. With Johnson’s ‘Musical Museum.’
  162. CLIII. Poem on Life, Addressed to Colonel De Peyster. Dumfries, 1796

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