The Poems and Songs by Burns, Robert -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Titelseite O once I lov'd Song, composed in August I dream'd I lay Song A Penitential thought, in the hour of Remorse - Intended for a tragedy Song A Fragment Song Song Winter, A Dirge Song To Ruin A Prayer, in the Prospect of Death Stanzas on the same Occasion A Prayer, Under the Pressure of violent Anguish [Though fickle Fortune has deceiv'd me] [O raging Fortune's withering blast] Extempore The First Psalm The First Six Verses of the Ninetieth Psalm Song Fragment John Barleycorn. A Ballad The Death and Dying Words of Poor Mailie Poor Mailie's Elegy [Remorse] Song On Ja.s Grieve, Laird of Boghead, Tarbolton On an Innkeeper in Tarbolton Song. - In the character of a ruined Farmer - Mary Morison Epitaph on my own friend, and my father's friend, Wm Muir in Tarbolton Miln On a Celebrated Ruling Elder On a Noisy Polemic On Wee Johnie For the Author's Father For R.A. Esq For G.H. Esq A Fragment Address to the Unco Guid, or the Rigidly Righteous The Ronalds of the Bennals The Tarbolton Lasses Song O leave novels A Fragment Green grow the Rashes. A Fragment Song Epistle to J. R******, Enclosing some Poems Lines Addressed to Mr. John Ranken Verses Lines Epistle to Davie, a Brother Poet The Holy Tulzie Holy Willie's Prayer Epitaph on Holy Willie Death and Doctor Hornbook. A True Story [On Tam the Chapman] Epistle to J. L*****k, An Old Scotch Bard To the Same To W. S*****n, Ochiltree A Poet's Welcome to his love-begotten Daughter The Fornicator. A New Song The Vision

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Epistle to John Goldie in Kilmarnock Man was Made to Mourn, A Dirge A Song. - On Miss P- K- The Braes o' Ballochmyle [Third Epistle] to J. Lapraik To the Rev. John M'Math To a Mouse, On turning her up in her Nest The Holy Fair The Twa Dogs. A Tale The Cotter's Saturday Night Halloween [The Mauchline Wedding] The Auld Farmer's New-year-morning Salutation Address to the Deil Scotch Drink Brose and Butter To J. S**** The rantin dog the Daddie o't The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer Sketch To a Louse, On Seeing one on a Lady's Bonnet at Church Love and Liberty - A Cantata The Ordination The Inventory To Mr. John Kennedy Adam A-'s Prayer Song. On Miss W.A Letter to J-s T-t, Gl-nc-r [To Mrs. C-] To a Mountain-Daisy The Lament Despondency, an Ode Jeremiah 15th Ch. 10 V Epitaph on a Henpecked Country Squire Epigram on said Occasion Another Extempore - to Mr Gavin Hamilton On a Scotch Bard Gone to the West Indies [Second Epistle to Davie] [To] Mr Gavin Hamilton, Mauchline A Dedication To G**** H******* Esq A Bard's Epitaph Epistle to a Young Friend [Lines written on a Bank-note] Highland Lassie O - [Address of Beelzebub] Libel Summons Epitaph on John Dove, Innkeeper, Mauchline Epitaph on a Wag in Mauchline [On Willie Chalmers] A Dream [To Dr. John Mackenzie] The Farewell. To the Brethren of St. James's Lodge, Tarbolton The Farewell Tam Samson's Elegy [To John Kennedy] [Answer to an Epistle from a Taylor] The Brigs of Ayr, a Poem. Inscribed to J. B*********, Esq; Ayr Wrote on the blank leaf of a copy of my first Edition Song The Northern Lass A Fragment The Calf Nature's Law Extempore Verses on Dining with Lord Daer The Sons of old Killie Epistle to Captn. Willm. Logan at Park A Winter Night [Extempore Reply to an Invitation] Lying at a Reverend Friend's house one night [The Night was still] [Rusticity's ungainly Form] Address to Edinburgh To a Haggis Verses intended to be written below a noble Earl's picture Song To Miss L- [There was a lad] Elegy on the Death of Robert Ruisseaux Epitaph. Here lies Robert Fergusson, Poet [On Fergusson] [Ill-fated Genius! Heaven-taught Fergusson] To a Painter To Mr E- on his translation of and commentaries on Martial The Answer [to: The Guidwife of Wauchope-House] [To Miss Isabella Macleod] Extempore, in the Court of S- Extempore Epistle to Mr Mc Adam of Craigengillan Prologue Epistle to Mr Tytler of Woodhouselee [To Miss Ainslie, in Church] [To William Creech] [To Symon Gray] [To Renton of Lamerton] Bonie Dundee [At Roslin Inn] Epigram On the death of Sir J. Hunter Blair [To Miss Ferrier] On reading, in a Newspaper, the Death of - M'L-, Esq. Yon wild mossy mountains My Harry was a Gallant gay Verses written on a window of the Inn at Carron [Lines on Stirling] On a Schoolmaster in Cleish Parish, Fifeshire Strathallan's Lament Written with a Pencil over the Chimney-piece The Birks of Aberfeldey. - Composed on the spot [Amang the trees] The Humble Petition of Bruar Water to the Noble Duke of Athole A Verse composed and repeated by Burns Written with a Pencil, standing by the Fall of Fyers, near Loch-Ness Castle Gordon - intended to be sung to Morag The young Highland Rover Theniel Menzies' bony Mary Lady Onlie Song. - Composed at Auchtertyre on Miss Euphemia Murray of Lentrose On scaring some Water-Fowl in Loch-Turit My Peggy's face Where braving angry Winter's storms The banks of the Devon [Epitaph for William Nicol] Ca' the ewes On the death of the late Lord President Dundas Answer to Clarinda Scots Ballad A Birth-day Ode. December 31st 1787 Hunting Song [On Johnson's Opinion of Hampden] Song An Extemporaneous Effusion on being appointed to the Excise To the Weaver's gin ye go I'm o'er young to Marry Yet McPherson's Farewell Stay, my Charmer, can you leave me? What will I do gin my Hoggie die Jumpin John Up in the Morning Early Dusty Miller Duncan Davison Where Helen Lies Duncan Gray The Ploughman Hey tuti tatey Raving winds around her blowing Musing on the roaring Ocean To daunton me [Interpolation] O'er the water to Charlie Up and warn a' Willie The Rosebud [Revision for Clarinda] And I'll kiss thee yet, yet Rattlin, roarin Willie Clarinda The Winter it is Past [To Clarinda] Song Epitaph on R. Muir Epistle to Hugh Parker Thou whom chance may hither lead

Written in Friar's Carse Hermitage on the banks of Nith - June - 1788 Altered from the foregoing - Dec - 1788

The Fête Champetre [To Alexander Cunningham] O Mally's meek, Mally's sweet I love my Jean O, were I on Parnassus Hill The Banks of Nith To Robt Graham of Fintry Esqr., with a request for an Excise Division The seventh of November The blue-eyed Lassie A Mother's Lament for the loss of her only Son The lazy mist Whistle o'er the lave o't Tam Glen To the beautiful Miss Eliza J-n, on her principles of Liberty and Equality [Sketch for an Elegy] Elegy on Capt. M- H-, a Gentleman Auld lang syne Epitaph for J.H. Writer in Ayr My bony Mary Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs.- of - [Versicles on Sign-posts] To Mr. John Taylor A Sonnet upon Sonnets The Cares o' Love Louis what reck I by thee Sketch. New Year's Day. To Mrs. Dunlop Elegy on the Year 1788 Robin shure in hairst [Come rede me, dame] [Caledonia] [At Whigham's Inn, Sanquhar] [To William Stewart] [Lines written in the Kirk of Lamington] Afton Water Ode to the departed Regency-bill - 1789 On Seeing a Wounded Hare limp by me, which a Fellow had just shot at A new Psalm for the Chapel of Kilmarnock To Mr. McMurdo, with a pound of Lundiefoot Snuff Sketch. Inscribed to The Rt. Hon. Ch. J. Fox Esq [To Peter Stuart] The Kirk of Scotland's Garland - a new Song To Mr. Graham of Fintry, On being appointed to my Excise Division A Grace before dinner, Extempore Grace after Meat Willie brew'd a peck o' maut The Five Carlins - A Ballad - Tune, Chevy chase The Laddies by the Banks o' Nith To Miss C*********, a very young Lady The Whistle. A Ballad [Answer to an Invitation] Answer to Dr. Blacklock A Song On the Late Captain Grose's Peregrinations thro' Scotland Written under the picture of the celebrated Miss Burns Song Prologue Nithsdale's welcome hame Green Sleeves [To Alexander Findlater] [To a Gentleman who had sent him a News-paper] Elegy on Peg Nicholson I love my Love in secret Tibbie Dunbar The Taylor fell thro' the bed Ay waukin O Beware o' bonie Ann My Wife's a wanton, wee thing [Lassie lie near me] The Gardener wi' his paidle - or, The Gardener's March On a bank of Flowers My love she's but a lassie yet Cauld frosty morning Jamie come try me The Captain's Lady Johnie Cope [O dear Minny, what shall I do?] [Carl an the king come] There's a youth in this City My heart's in the Highlands John Anderson my Jo Awa whings awa I'll mak you be fain to follow me Merry hae I been teethin a heckle The White Cockade My Eppie The Battle of Sherra-moor Sandy and Jockie Young Jockey was the blythest lad A waukrife Minnie Song Killiecrankie The Campbells are comin Scots Prologue, For Mrs. Sutherland's Benefit Night Lament of Mary Queen of Scots on the Approach of Spring Song Epistle to Robt. Graham Esq: of Fintry On the Birth of a Posthumous Child Song Tam o' Shanter. A Tale [Ken ye ought o' Captain Grose?] Epigram on Capt. Francis Grose, The Celebrated Antiquary A Fragment, which was meant for the beginning of an Elegy To Terraughty, on his birth-day There'll never be peace till Jamie comes hame I look to the North The Banks o' Doon (A) The Banks o' Doon (B) On Mr. James Gracie Orananaoig, or, The Song of death Address, To the Shade of Thomson Extempore - on some Commemorations of Thomson Lovely Davies Lament for James, Earl of Glencairn To R***** G***** of F*****, Esq Gloomy December Song [There was twa Wives] O saw ye bonie Lesley Craigieburn-wood - A Song Frae the friends and Land I love Hughie Graham John come kiss me now Cock up your Beaver My Tochers the Jewel Then Guidwife count the lawin What can a young lassie do wi' an auld man The bonie lad that's far awa I do confess thou art sae fair Galloway Tam Song Lord Ronald my Son Bonie laddie, Highland laddie It is na, Jean, thy bonie face Eppie McNab Wha is that at my bower door? The bonny wee thing Geordie - An old Ballad As I was a wand'ring 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 Bessy and her spinning wheel My Collier laddie The Shepherd's Wife Johnie Blunt Country Lassie Fair Eliza Ye Jacobites by name The Posie Song - Sic a wife as Willie's wife My bonie laddie's young but he's growin yet Such a parcel of rogues in a nation Kellyburnbraes [Jockey fou and Jenny fain] The Slave's Lament Bonie Bell The gallant Weaver Hey Ca' thro' Can ye labor lea The deuks dang o'er my daddie As I went out ae May morning She's fair and fause The De'il's awa wi' th' Exciseman Song My wife's a winsome wee thing Highland Mary The Rights of Woman - Spoken by Miss Fontenelle on her benefit night Here's a Health to them that's awa The lea-rig Auld Rob Morris Duncan Gray [Why should na poor folk mowe] Here awa', there awa' Galla Water Song Lord Gregory Sonnet - On hearing a thrush sing on a morning walk in January Address to General Dumourier [A Toast] Open the door to me Oh Jessie - A new Scots song Song When wild War's deadly Blast was blawn O ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten Ken ye what Meg o' the mill has gotten Song Song On being asked why God had made Miss D- so little and Mrs A- so big [Maxwell of Cardoness]

[On] Maxwell of Cardoness Extempore - On being shown a beautiful Country seat belonging to the same

[Annotations in Verse] O were my Love yon Lilack fair A Ballad [Epigrams on Lord Galloway] [On the death of Echo, a Lap-dog]

[In wood and wild, ye warbling throng] [Ye warblers of the vocal grove]

On J-hn M-r-ne, laird of L-gg-n Phillis the fair Song Song Song Allan Water Song Dainty Davie Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn To Maria Down the burn Davie [Passion's Cry] The Primrose Thou hast left me ever Song Fair Jenny On Captn W- R-dd-ck of C-rb-ton Thine am I, my Chloris fair [Bonie Mary] Act Sederunt of the Session - A Scots Ballad To Captn G-, on being asked why I was not to be of the party Impromptu, on Mrs. W. Riddell's Birthday, 4th Novr. 1793 Occasional Address, Spoken by Miss Fontenelle, on her Benefit-Night On seeing Miss Fontenelle in a Favourite Character English Song To Miss Graham of Fintray Monody on Maria Wilt thou be my Dearie Sonnet, on the Death of Robert Riddel, Esq. of Glen Riddel, April 1794 On Robert Riddel Banks of Cree Pinned to Mrs R-'s carriage In answer to one who affirmed of a well-known Character here, Dr B- Extempore [on The Loyal Natives' Verses] Ode [For General Washington's Birthday] On W. R-, Esq A red red Rose On the seas and far away To Dr Maxwell, on Miss Jessy Staig's recovery Ca' the yowes to the knowes She says she lo'es me best of a' Saw ye my Phely (quasi dicat, Phillis) How lang and dreary is the night Song The auld man's winter thought The Lovers morning salute to his Mistress On seeing Mrs Kemble in Yarico To the Honble Mr R. M-, of P-nm-re, on his high Phaeton Song, altered from an old English one Lassie wi' the lintwhite locks [To Chloris] Song Can you leave me thus, my Katy Scotish Song Song My Nanie's awa [Dumfries Epigrams]

[C-d faithful likeness] [Should he escape the slaughter of thine Eyes] [Pray, who are these Natives] [On an old acquaintance] [Friend Commissar] [On Mr. Burke] [At the election of Magistrates for Dumfries]

On Chloris requesting me to give her a spray of a sloe-thorn in full blossom Ode to Spring Song - For a' that and a' that Sweet fa's the eve on Craigieburn The Dumfries Volunteers Let me in this ae night Fragment - Epistle from Esopus to Maria On Miss J. Scott, of Ayr Song Song - (On Chloris being ill) Elegy on Mr William Cruikshank A. M [The Heron Ballads, 1795]

[Wham will we send to London town] The Election: A New Song Johnie B-'s lament Buy Braw Troggin. An Excellent New Song

Address to the woodlark Song Song Altered from an old English song Song Address to the Tooth-Ache English Song Scotch Song Scotish Ballad Fragment Poetical Inscription, for an Altar to Independence at Kerrouchtry [To Chloris] Song Scotish Song Song [To John Syme] On Mr Pit's hair-powder tax [The Solemn League and Covenant] The Bob o' Dumblane Poem The Dean of Faculty - A new Ballad Hey for a lass wi' a tocher Poem on Life Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear [On Jessy Lewars]

[Talk not to me of savages] [Fill me with the rosy wine] [Say, sages, what's the charm on earth] [But rarely seen since Nature's birth]

To a Young Lady, Miss Jessy L-, Dumfries [Oh wert thou in the cauld blast] Song To Mr. S. McKenzie A Fragment - On Glenriddel's Fox breaking his chain [To Captain Riddell] [Reply to Robert Riddell] [Grim Grizzle] Burns grace at Kirkudbright [Graces - at the Globe Tavern] [Lines Written on windows of the Globe Tavern, Dumfries]

[The greybeard, old wisdom, may boast of his treasures] Song [My bottle is a holy pool] [In politics if thou would'st mix]

Lines Written on a window, at the King's Arms Tavern, Dumfries [You're welcome, Willie Stewart] [At Brownhill Inn] On W- Gr-h-m Esq: of M-sskn-w [Epitaph on Mr. Burton] Epitaph on D- C- Epitaph Extempore, On a person nicknamed the Marquis Epitaph on J-hn B-shby On Captn L-lles [On John M 'Murdo] [On Gabriel Richardson] On Commissary Goldie's Brains The Hue and Cry of John Lewars [The Keekin'Glass] [Inscription on a Goblet] [On Andrew Turner] [The Toadeater] The lovely lass o' Inverness Song The Wren's Nest O an ye were dead Gudeman Tam Lin Had I the wyte she bade me Comin thro' the rye The rowin 't in her apron Charlie he's my darling The Lass of Ecclefechan We'll hide the Couper behint the door Leezie Lindsay For the sake o' Somebody The cardin o't Sutors o' Selkirk Tibbie Fowler There's three true gude fellows The bonie lass made the bed to me Sae far awa The Reel o' Stumpie I'll ay ca' in by yon town The rantin laddie O May thy morn As I cam o'er the Cairney mount Highland laddie Lovely Polly Stewart The Highland balou Bannocks o' bear-meal Wae is my heart Here's his health in water [A] Here's his health in water [B] Gude Wallace The auld man's mare's dead The Taylor There grows a bonie brier-bush Here's to thy health my bonie lass It was a' for our rightfu' king The Highland widow's lament O steer her up and had her gaun Wee Willie Gray Gudeen to you kimmer O ay my wife she dang me Scroggam O gude ale comes My Lady's gown there's gairs upon't Sweetest May Jockey'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 The German lairdie

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