Blacksmith, Letter from a, in illustra-
tion of a scene in the "
Holy Fair,"
199
Blair, Dr. Hugh, his critical scene with
the Poet, 50-Burns's blunder at his
table, ib.-Remarks on the Doctor's
advice, 53. 77-Letter to and from, 616
Blair, Nelly, the heroine of "Handsome
Nell," 340

Blair of Athole, Visit to, 65

Sir James Hunter, On the death
of, 281

Blaithrie o't, The, Song of, 530
Blane, John, his account of the Poet's
attachment to Miss Armour, 31-his
description of the stable loft in which
many of Burns's finest poems were
composed, ib.-his recollection of the
incident of "The Mouse," 224
Blithesome bridal, The, Song of, 538
Bloomfield, the Poet, his letter to the
Earl of Buchan, respecting Burns,
n. 721

Blue-eyed lass, Song of, 393
Blue-gowns, Notice of, n. 242
Blythe, blythe and merry was she, Song
of, 372

Blythe hae I been on yon hill, 461
Bonnie Ann, Beware of, Song of, 377
Bell, Song of, 415

Brucket Lassie, Song of, 540
Castle Gordon, Song of, 375
Jean (M'Murdo), Song in honour
of, 463

Lad, that's far awa', Song of, 397
Lesley, Songs in honour of, 446.
461

Peg-a-Ramsay, Song of, 439

wee thing, cannie wee thing, 400
Border Tour, Burns's, 53. 57
Boswell, James, of Auchinleck, n. 226
Bowmaker, Dr., notice of, 53

Braving angry winter's storm, Song of,

374

Breadalbane, Earl of, President of the

Highland Society, Address to, 305 6
Bridal, The last braw, a Fragment, 431

o't, The, Song of, 571
Brigs of Ayr, a picture of old times and
new, 48-poem of, 264
Brodie, Donald, met a lass, Song of, 413
Broughty Castle, a fine ruin on the
banks of the Tay, 68

Brow, the Poet's residence at, 122
Brown, Agues, the mother of Burns, 1
-her rectitude of heart, 4-her joy on
her son's return to Mossgiel, 58-her
death, 143

Brown, Gilbert, the Poet's maternal
grandfather, 6

Brown, Richard, Irvine, Burns's friend-
ship for him, 16-Letters to, 639. 642.
644-5-7. 675. 683

Brown, Samuel, the Poet's maternal
uncle, notice of, 6-letter to, 675
Brownhill, Inn at, a favourite resting-
place, 287

Bruar Water, Humble petition of, 66.

275

Bruce, Michael, Contemplated new edi-
tion of his Poems, 704, and n.
Bruce, Robert, Grave of, 62-Popular
story of, 96-Drama of, 104-Ances-
tors of, n. 209-portrait of, 318-Ad-
dress at Bannockburn, 471-6
Bruce, Mrs., of Clackmannan, Visit to,
62-her toast after dinner, ib.
Bryce, David, Letters to, 34. 596. 599
Brydges, Sir Egerton, his interview
with the Poet, 84-his opinion of
"Tam o' Shanter," 95
Brydone, the traveller, his reception of
Burns, 54

Buchan Bullers, The, Account of, 298
Buchan, Earl of, his invitation to the
Poet, 46. 99. 310. n.-Letters to and
from, 610. 709 and n. 730-Burns's
Address to him, 108

Buchanites, The, Notice of, 520. 594
Burn, Blink o'er the, sweet Bettie, 538

The Minstrel, Song of, 564-5

R., Architect, his account for
erecting the headstone over the grave
of Fergusson, 713
Burness, James, the Poet's cousin, Let-
ters to, 590. 593-4. 600. 670-Dying
request to, 745-his kindness, ib. n.
-his letter to the Poet's widow, n.
745
Burness, William, the father of Burns, 1.
588 n.-his fine example, 2-his farm
unproductive, 10-his illness and
death, 11, 593-picture of his house-
hold in the Cotter's Saturday
Night," 30-passage in the "Min-
strel" applied to him, 43-his Epi-
taph, 326-the Poet's letter to, 588
Burnet, The fair, 13. 48- Poetical com-
pliment to, 261-do. in prose, 99.605-
anecdote of, n. 261-elegy on, 308. 703
Burns, Captain William Nicol, the
Poet's son, the possessor of his fa-
ther's picture by Nasmyth, 610, n.
Burns, Elizabeth, his illegitimate
daughter, 243

Burns, Fanny, the Poet's cousin, praise
of, 670 and n.

Burns, Gilbert, 2-Murdoch's descrip-

tion of him, 9-his touching allusion
to the Poet, 10-his account of his
brother's particular jealousy, 13-
notice of, 143-his letter on Educa-
tion, 146-his account of poor Mai-
lie, 167-of the Epistle to Davie, 170—
Letters to and from, 629. 667, n. 687.
744-Lockhart's remarks on his cor-
respondence, 630-the Poet declines
becoming security for him on a large
scale, 644

Burns, Miss, The celebrated, Lines
written under her picture, 331-No-
tice of, 690 and n.

Burns, Mrs., Song composed in com-
pliment to her, during the honey-
moon, 86-her description of the ter-
rible brushing given by the Poet to
one of his songs, 98-her recollec-
tions of "Tam o' Shanter," 305-Song
in honour of, 403-Letters to and
from, 744. 746, n.-Notice of, ib. n.
- her remarkable dream, ib. n.-
anecdote of, ib. n.-her illness and
death, 747, n.

BURNS, ROBERT, His Birth and Pa-
rentage, 1

Education, 2

Secret school of study, 4

His first love, 5

His residence at Kirkoswald, 6

At Ballochneil, 7

Boyish conceit, his Maybole friend, 8
His Fair fillette, ib.

His preceptor, Murdoch, 9

He complains of wanting an aim, ib.
His situation and feelings described
in a letter to his father, 10
Death of his father, 11
His early verses, 12

His best season for devotion, 13
His mode of composition, 14
His passions, ib.

As an observing farmer, 15
His friendship for Richard Brown, 16
His farm at Mossgiel, 17
His Mauchline club, 18

His Address to his Illegitimate
Child, ib.

His desire for distinction, 19
His drunken rants, ib.
His satiric attacks, 20
His person and manners, 21
His early companions, 22
He alters his name, 23
His epistolary style, 24
His Address to the Deil, 25
Halloween, ib.

Death and Dr. Hornbook, 26
Scotch drink, 26
Jolly Beggars, ib.
Mountain Daisy, 27

Man was made to mourn, 28
His vision, ib.

Cotter's Saturday Night, 29
His Highland Mary, 30
His Bonny Jean, 31

His farming establishment, 32
Courtship with Jean Armour, 33
His daughter Elizabeth, 34
His indignation against Armour, 596
Affecting anecdote, 35

First appearance of his Poems, 36
His friendship for Mrs. Dunlop, 37
Scene with Miss Alexander, 38
His journey to Edinburgh, 39
His first appearance there, 40
His manners, character, and con-
duct, 41

His intimacy with Dugald Stewart, 42
His habits of sobriety, ib.
His conversational powers, 43
Richmond's recollections of him, 44
Sir Walter Scott's ditto, 45
His high and dangerous elevation, 46
His Address to the Noblemen and
Gentlemen of Scotland, 47
Appearance of the second Edition of
his poems, 48

Profits of, 614 and n. 667
Anecdotes, 49

A critical scene, 50
Edinburgh lawyers, 51
Reception of his poetry, 52
His Border Tour, 53
A love adventure, 54
Visit to Dryburgh Abbey, 55
His journal, 56

His jaunt to England, 57
His return to Mossgiel, 58
His first Highland Tour, 59
His Highland jinks, 60

Burning of his marriage lines, 61
Second Highland Tour, ib.
Visit to Harvieston, 62

His friendship for Charlotte Hamil-
ton, 63

Third and last Highland Tour, 63.
630.

Visit to Bannockburn, 64

the Duke of Athole, 65

Mrs. Rose, of Kilravock, 67
the Duke of Gordon, ib.

His renewed visit to Edinburgh, 69
Dangerous accident, ib.
Intimacy with Clarinda, 70
Contributes to "The Museum," 71
His ode to Prince Charles, 73
Erects a monument to Fergusson, ib.
His accounts with Creech, 74 and 647
His pride, 75

Excise appointment, ib.
Sketches of character, 76

Lord Glencairn and Dr. Blair, 77
His marriage, 78. 651-6-8
Removal to Ellisland, 79
His want of prudence, 80
He rebuilds his dwelling-house, 81
Reflections on his marriage, ib.
His increasing cares, 83
Sketch by Sir Egerton Brydges, 84
His appeal in favour of the House of
Stuart, 85

Picture of his mind and feelings in
1789, 87

His favourite walks, 88

His management of a Parochial Li-
brary, 89

His appointment to an Excise Divi-
sion, 90
Anecdotes, ib.

His "Wounded Hare," 91
His "Mary in Heaven," 92
His Perambulations, 93
His "Tam o' Shanter," 94
His "Whistle," 96

BURNS (Continued)

Adventure with Ramsay of Ochter-
tyre, 96

His song of "Ae fond kiss," 97
His "Lament for Glencairn," 98
Queen Mary, 99
Visited by two Englishmen, 100
His final visit to Edinburgh, ib.
Anecdotes of, ib.

His heroic War Song, 101

His removal to Dumfries, 102

His intercourse with George Thom-
son, 103

His "Vision of Liberty," 104

His defence against the Board of
Excise, 105

His Indiscretions, 106

His Nithsdale Beauties, 107

Galloway adventure, 108

His Election ballads, 109

His wit, 111

His "Lass of Craigie-burn-wood,"

112

His Chloris, 113

His jealousy of men of rank, 114
His dislike of soldiers, 115
His cutting irony to Nicol, 116
His monody on Maria Riddel, 117
His removal to Mill-hill-brae, 118
His grief for the death of Glendin-
ning, 119

His meeting with Mrs. Hyslop, 120
His Illness, 121

His residence at Brow, 122
Affecting interview with Mrs. Rid-
del, 123

His dying request to Thomson, 124
His return from Brow, 125
His Death, 126

His interment, ib.

Personal character, by a Lady, 127
strength, 130

His demeanour to ladies, 131
Political heresies, 132
Anecdotes of, ib.

Modes of study and habits, 133
Anecdotes of, 134

As a Poet, 135

His Nationality, 136

His best poems, 137

His excellence, by T. Carlyle, 138
by Byron, 139

His Lyrics, 140

His want of chivalry, 141
His Prose, 142

His widow and children, ib.
His brother Gilbert, 143
Poem to his memory, 144
Appendix to His LIFE, 145
Remarks on the last three years of his
life, by Gray, 149
Phrenological Developement of, 151
His Cranium, 152

Telford's poem addressed to, 154
Roscoe's do., 156

Campbell's do., 157

Wordsworth to his sons, 158
Coleridge's Lines, ib.

Montgomery's do., ib.

The Ettrick Shepherd's do., 15g
On his anniversary, by Hugh Ains-
lie, ib.

Verses to his memory by Halleck, 160
by Mercer, 161

by Mrs. Richardson, ib.
by E. Rushton, 162
Sonnet to his Shade by Charlotte
Smith, 163

Verses by T. H., ib.

His anniversary, by D. Vedder, ib.
His Preface to the First Edition of
his Poems, 164

Dedication to the Second Edition,
165

His POEMS, 166-326

His verses to a Scotch bard, 244

245

written under violent grief,

His complimentary letter to Mrs.
Graham, of Fintray, 587
His favourite Authors, 589
Utopian thoughts, 614

Profits of his authorship, ib. n.
His letter to a Lady-allusion to her
piano-forte, 620

His sore warfare in this world, 621
His celebrated letter to Dr. Moore,
622

Declines becoming security for Gil-
bert on a large scale, 644
Circumstances which led to a perma-
nent union with his Jean, 645, n.
Anecdote of, at Glasgow, 647, n.
Miers's profile of, 653 and n.

His Observations on Scottish Songs,
473

Thanks to George Thomson for Al-
lan's picture, 505

His Preface to the second volume of
"The Museum," 547

His additional stanzas to the pathetic
ballad of "Hughie Graham," 576
His amended story of "As I cam
down by yon castle wa'!" 578
His elegant compliment to the Misses
Bailey, 654

His filial and fraternal claims, 655
and n.

Anecdote of Mrs. Miller, touching
one of his songs, 657

His criticism on the Address to Loch-
lomond, a poem, 660-1
Recollections of, by Mr. Tenant, of
Ayr, n. 665

His belief in the immortality of the
soul, 666

His thoughts turned on the Drama,
693

His national prejudices, ib.
His supporters, 707

His gratitude to the noble house of
Glencairn, 710

Compliment of Colonel Fullarton to
his general talents, 711, n.
His interest in the fate of the lovely
Miss Davies, 712

His ironical epistle to Nicol for send-
ing him good advice, 714

His three Witch stories, relating to
Alloway Kirk, 715-16

His favourite quotations from Thom-
son's Dramas, 720

His delight at receiving a family
piece of the descendants of Sir
William Wallace, 722

His description of his armorial bear-
ings and seal, ib.

His celebrated defence of his politi-
cal conduct, in his letter to Erskine
of Mar, 74

SPUNKIE, his tutelary genius, 725
His anxiety respecting his fame,
732

BURNS (Continued)

His ironical Address to Pitt, in the
cause of the Scotch Distillers, 740
His letter to the Dumfries magis-
trates, relative to the education of
his sons, 742

His Monument, Maria Riddel's
exertions to procure, 742-3, s.
Anecdote of, whilst at Brow, 744
His Common-place Books, 748-
753, n.

Assignment of his Works, 754
Burns, Robert, jun., the eldest son of
the Poet, Song by, 746, n.

Burns, William, the brother of the Poet,
Letter to, 673-notice of, 696 and n.
--his death, n. ib.

Burnside, Rev. Mr., and Mrs., 58
Burton, Epitaph on, 333

Bushby, John, of Tinwald Downs,
Satire against, 111-Lamentation of, ||
324-Epitaph on, 337 and a.
Byron, Lord, his opinion of the Poet,
136-contrasted with Burns, 139-his
opinion of "Tam o' Shanter," 304

C

Cæsar, one of the heroes in the "Twa
Dogs," 257

Caledonia, Brave, Song of, 434. 503
Caledonian Hunt, their patronage of
Burns, 40. 603-the Poet's address to
them, 47-Dedication to, 165
Calf, The, Poem of, 202

Campbell, Mary, Burns's Highland
Mary, story of, 30. 388-Songs ad-
dressed to, 385. 445

Campbell, Lords Frederick and Islay,
227 and n.

Campbell, Thomas, his Ode to the me-
mory of Burns, 157-praise of his
writings, 269-of Tam o' Shanter,

304

Campbells, The, Loudoun branch of,
described in "The Vision," 07
Can I cease to care? Song of, 503
Candlish, James, Letters to and from,
612. 619 and n.-his superabundant
modesty, 654

Canongate, Kirk Session of, Sederunt,
613

Captain's Lady, The, Song of, 381
Captive Ribband, a song generally at-
tributed to Burns, 570
Cardin o't, The, Song of, 422
Carfrae, Rev. P., Letter to and from,
671 n.

Carfrae, Mrs., Burns's landlady in
Edinburgh, 40

Carlisle, City of, Visit to, 57. 397
Carlyle, Thomas, his character of the
Poet, 138-Criticisms by, 168. 175-8.

339

Carrick Coast, a famous smuggling
place, 6

Carron Foundry, Burns at the gates of,
59.61
Carron Side, The air of, 394-5

Works at Stirling, Lines of
being refused admittance to, $29
Cassilis, Earl of, his lady carried off by
Sir John Faw, 559
Cassilis Downan's dance, 209
Cassilis Banks, Song of, 426
Castle Cawdor, Visit to, where Macbeth
murdered Duncan, 66

Ca' the yowes to the knowes, Songs of
386. 485

Catrine, The woods of, 37-Seat of
Dugald Stewart, R. 206
Cauld kail in Aberdeen, Song of, 554
Caudron, Clout the, Song of, 182
Cease, cease, my dear friend, to explore,
Song of, 568

Cessnock Banks, Heroine of, 30-Song
of, 355-improved version, 356
Chalmers, Margaret, "The fairest mad

on Devon banks," her winning
graces, 73 Songs in honour of, 428.
513 her destruction of the Poet's
letters, n. 630-her personal charms,
641-Burns's Letters to, 63. 630-1-5-
6-7. 642-7-8-9. 658
Chalmers, Willie, Poem of, 250

William, Ayr, Letter to, 604
Chambers, Robert, his account of the
Poet's early life, 6-his description of
Poosie Nancy's club, 179-of the au-
mous dish, 180-his anecdotes of
Nanse Tinnock, 227, n.-his notice of
Creech, 273, n.—his description of Al-
loway Kirk, n. 301-his ridicule of the
Scotch metaphysicians, n. 703
Character, a, Sketch of, 312
Charles Edward, Prince, celebration of

his birth-day, 73-Songs in honour of,
366. 414-his heroic adventures, 409
Charles II., Amour of, 423. 560-his

character for wit and libertinism, 567
Chatham, Earl of, Auld Bosconnock,
227

Cherrytrees, Lady, and her daughter,
Anecdotes of, 470. 579
Chevalier's, Lament, Song of, 414
Child, a favourite, On the illness of, 316
On the death of, 320
Chisholm, Bishop of Dumblane, Anec-
dote of, 521

Chloe, The youthful charming, 492
Chloris, Burns's visit to, 113. 491
Verses to, 321-Songs in honour of,
422. 485. 490, 491. 503-7-8. 510
Chronicle, Morning, Letter to the
Editor of, 738

Clarinda, Burns's acquaintance with,

70 and n. 640-the Poet's farewell to,
97-Songs inspired by, 401. 425. 428.
472. 480. 499-Verses to, 270-1-No-
tice of, n. ib.-extract from Burns's
letter to, respecting his autobiogra-
phy, 627, n. letter to M-

-n,

contained in the Correspondence, 634
-the Poet's letters to, under the sig-
nature of Sylvander, 755 to 768-her
song of "Love and Friendship," 757
-Recent account of, 768, n.
Clarke, J., Edinburgh, Letter to, 716
of Moffat, Schoolmaster, perse-
cution of, 708
Clarke, Samuel, jun., Dumfries, Letter
to, 735

Clarke, Schoolmaster, Forfar, Letter
to, 743

Clarke, Stephen, Anecdotes of, 409. 493
-Songs composed at his request, 428.
488-odd note of, 465

Clarkson, Dr., bis anecdote of Burns,
n. 274

Clergy, The, far above either the Poet's
praise or censure! 654

Clergyman, A Covenanting, Anecdote
of, 558

Clout the Cauldron, Ancient song of, 521
Cochrane, Jane, heroine of the "Collier
Laddie," 405 n.

Cock up your beaver, Song of, 396
Colia, Fair, Allan Ramsay's song of,
378

Coil, Auld King, 257

Coila, the old, inspiring, dearest nymph
of the Poet, 107. 458. 469
Coilus, King of the Picts, n. 206
Coldstream Bridge, Scene at, 53
Colean, Cove of, a noted cavern, 209
Coleridge, S. T., his lines on Burns, 158
Collier Laddie, The, Song of, 404—
Ancient version of, n. ib.

Collier's "Bonnie lassie," Song of, 536
Come, let me take thee to my breast,
Song of, 469

Come, rede me, dame, Song of, 395
Coming thro' the braes o' Cupar, 413
rye, Song of, 419
Comyn's Castle, Description of, n. 394
Conjugal love, not adapted for poesy, 492

Conjugal state, scale of good wifeship,
718

Constable, Lady Winifred Maxwell,
Letters to, 685. 699-her present of a
valuable snuff-box to the Poet, 99
and n. 306-notice of her family, n.
700

Cooper, The, o' Cuddie, Song of, 421
Cope, Johnnie, Satirical song of, 568
Coquet Island, visited by, 57
Cordwainer's March, air of, 435
Corn rigs are bonnie, Song of, 546
Cottages, Smoking, Burns's delight in,
236

Cotter's Saturday Night, -stanza on
love-passage which suggested it, 14
-origin of, 29-the poem of, 233
Country Lassie, The, Song of, 407
Cowper, the Poet, the pains he took to
understand Burns, 219"The
Task," a glorious poem, 319, n.—his
translation of Homer's famous "Ces-
tus of Venus," 707, n.
Coxcomb, a noted, Epitaph on, 329
Craig, Miss, her attention to the Poet
while in a dying state, 123
Craigdarroch, Laird of, a man of
worth, 654

Craigie-burn-wood, Song of, 395. 500
Craik, Miss, Letter to, and notice of,
726 and n.

Cranstoun, Miss, her song of genius,
"The tears I shed must ever fall,"
578

Crawford of Doonside, 2

Auchnames, Notice of, 531
his song of "Tweedside," 532-"Al-
lan Water," 534-"The Bush aboon
Traquhair," 541-"My dearic, if
thou die," 543

Crawford, William, his song of "Down
the Burn, Davie," 538
Cree, Banks of, Song of, 483
Creech, Wm., the Publisher, notice of, 40

-his story, illustrative of drunken-
ness in Scotland, 51-a keen frosty
letter to him, 73-his reply, 649-
epistle to, 273-letters to, 274. 676
Creehope Linn, Visit to, 63

Crochallan Fencibles, their howff in
the Anchor close, 44

Cromek, H., his remark on an expres-
sion of the Poet, 523 - Murdoch's
letter to, n. 696

Cromleck's Lilt, affecting ballad of,

542

Cruikshanks, Miss, Lines to, 249-song
in honour of, 374
Cruikshanks, William, Edinburgh, the
Poet's visit to, 69-epitaph on, 332
-letters to, 620. 644. 655-notice of,
675 and n.

Culloden Moor, Visit to, 67
Culzean Castle, Curious tapestry in,

550

Cunningham, Alexander, the friend of
the Poet, 44-his unfortunate story,
107.467-song addressed to him, 506-
his faithless fair one, 517-remedy for
a certain species of indigestion, 654
-Letters to and from, 691-2, n. 697.-
701 and n. 706-8. 717. 722. 732.
and 744
Cunningham, the Player, Anecdotes
and Notice of, 530

Cunningham, Allan, his Life of the
POET, 1 to 142-his first meeting
with Burns, 80-his verses in honour
of the Poet, 144-his additional
verses to an old song, 544
Cunningham, Lady Elizabeth, Letters
to, 310. 709
Cumberland, Duke of, Song by Smol-
let, on the infamous depredations of,

551

Cupid's Whirligig, Passage from, 349
Cure for all care, Song of, 352
Curling, Game of, described, 205, n.

Currie, Dr., his defence of "The Lass
of Ballochmyle," 38-his criticism
on "The Twa Dogs," 260-his eu-
logium on ancient song, 158-his re-
marks on the Poet's Letters, 587-8,
n. 662 his interview with the Poet,
770, n.

Currie, John, Carse-mill, Notice of,
665 and n.

D

Daer, Lord, Burns's introduction to,
37-lines on meeting with, 262
Dalrymple of Orangefield, 44. 603-
Letters to, 635

Dalrymple, Dr. William, Anecdote of,

n. 188. 191

Dalswinton, Lands of, 58

Dalzell, Alexander, Finlayston, Letter
to, 706 and n.

Damon and Sylvia, Song of, 361
Daunton me, To, Song of, 373
Ancient Jacobite song of,

373, and 560
Davies, The charming, lovely, Lines
ob, 97. 332. 401-2.-Letters to, 664.
711-her unhappy story, 711, n.-
verses on her unfortunate attachment,
ib.

Davie, Dainty, Song of, 469-remarks
on, 579

Day, returns, my bosom burns, Song
of, 378

Dean of Faculty, a ballad, 269
Death and Dr. Hornbook, described, 25
- Poem of, 125
Death and dying Words of Poor Mailie,
14.-origin of, 23-Poem of, 166
Death of a favourite Child, On the,

-Poem of, 254

Author's Defence of, 48

Drumlanrig Woods, On the destruction
of, 290-visit to, 674

Drummond, Jean, of Megginch, the

heroine of the Song "For lack of
gold," 555

Dryburgh Abbey, Ruins of, 55

Duan, a term of Ossian, n. 205

Ecclefechan, wicked little Village of, 502
Echo, Lap-dog, named, Epitaph on a,
336

Edinburgh, Burns's first appearance in,

40

-Address to, 48. 261

Gentry, their neglect of
Fergusson, 220
Lawyers of, 51

Literati of, their patron-
age of Burns, 77
Tavern life in, 51
-Theatre, Burns's opinion
of, 109

-Lines on, by Sir Walter
Scott, 262

Flowers of, Song of, 523
Education of the Peasantry of Scot-
land, 3-by Gilbert Burns, 146
Eglinton, Earl of, his patronage of
Burns, 40-letter to, 605

Dumbarton Drums, Song of, 554
Dumblane, Battle of, Anecdote of the
Duke of Argyle at, 580
Dumfries, Burns's removal to, 102

folks, quite charmed with, 58
Dumfries Magistrates, The Poet's letter
to, relative to the education of his
sons, 741 and n. 742

Dumfries Theatre, Prologue spoken at,
287-Scots ditto, 288

Dumfries Volunteers, their appearance,
118-Song of, 436

Dumfries-shire Whigs, a remedy for
their indigestion, 655

Dumourier, General, Welcome to, 438
Dunbar, Sweet Tibbie, Song of, 375
-additional stanzas, ib.

Dunbar, William, Esq., W. S., Edin-
burgh, Song in honour of, 374-Let-
ters to, 612. 648. 688. 700. 739-
remedy for his indigestion, 654-No-
tice of, 675, and n. 700
Duncan Gray, notice of, 104-

Song

of 369-ancient version, ib. n. -se-
cond version, 449-air of, 553
Duncan Davison, Song of, 367

-Dr. Robert, Dundonald, notice

of, n. 190

-William, Letter to Crawford
Tait, recommending, 698

Dundas, Lord President, Burns's La-
mentation on his death, 49-Elegy,
267

Dundee, stone of the gallant lord, 65

Viscount, Anecdotes of, 393
Bonnie, Song of, 359-ancient
version, 359, n.
Dunfermline Abbey, Visit to, 62
Dunlop, Miss Rachael, her painting
of Coila, 208. 289
Dunlop, Mrs., of Dunlop, her friend-
ship for Burns, 37-her admiration of
"The Cotter's Saturday Night," ib.
-her present to the Poet on his mar-
riage, 79-verses on the birth of her
Grandchild, 249-her extraordinary
history, n. ib.-New-year's-day, A
sketch of her fire-side, 289-notice
of, n. 598-the Poet's letters to, 598.
606. 614. 616. 641. 646. 649. 650. 651.
665-6-7. 660-2-4-6. 670-4-8. 680-4-8.
693-7-9. 702-7. 712. 716. 719. 721.
734-7-9. 742, and 745.
Dysart, the Carles o', Up wi', 416

E

Eagle, The black-headed, a fragment,

338

Eagle, The black, song by Dr. Fordyce,
567

Earnest cry and prayer, The Author's,
described, 26-poem of, 226
Ecclefechan, The Lass of, Song of, 421

sensations, 750

Elder, a celebrated Ruling, Epitaph on,

Elizabeth, Burns's illegitimate daugh-
ter, 34, 243

Elliott, Dr., a climate-beaten veteran
in the medical line, 55
Elliott, General, Lord Heathfield, his
defence of Gibraltar, n. 180
Ellisland, its beautiful situation, 79-
the Poet's Farm at, 647. 688 and n.
-social communications at, 658
Elphinstone's Translations of Martial,
Epigram on, 331, 758

Ennui, best antidote against, in rainy
weather, 659

Epigrams, epitaphs, &c. 326-338
Epitaph on a Friend, 327

on W- - 333-do. 769
on one nick-named

Marquis," 335

Eppie Adair, Song of, 389

"The

-McNab, Song of, 399
Errol, Lord, his notice of Burns, 56
Erskine, Hon. A., his postscript, 452-
his declining health, 463

Erskine, Hon. Henry, a patron of
Burns, 44-his portrait, 77-his cele-
brated whiskey cause, n. 225
Erskine, Lady, of Kinnoul, her con-
versation with James I., relative to
Sir William Wallace, 734, n.
Erskine, Lord, a spunkie Nor❜land bil-
lie, 227

Erskine of Mar, manly and eloquent
letter to, 124, 724

Esther, a remarkable woman for re-
citing poetry, 55

Ettrick Shepherd, his story illustrative

of drunkenness in Scotland, 50-his
verses in memory of Burns, 159-
his illustration of the word "Spair-
ges," 172-his praise of "the Holy
Fair," 199-his additional verse to
Peggy," 522

Evan Banks, Song of, 389

Ewe-bughts, Marion, beauties of the
song, 445. 544

Ewie wi' the crooked Horn, 574
Excise, The, Burns's Commission in,
75-his appointment to, 90-8-In-
quisition of the Board, 104-lines on
being appointed to, 332-letter of
instructions, 725, n.-lines on being
censured by, n. ib.

Excise Commissioners, their refusal to
grant the Poct his full salary while
dying, 744 and n.

Excisemen, Lines on, ridiculing, 335
Extempore lines, pinned to a Lady's
Coach, 334

F

Faa, Johnny, the Gypsie Laddie, po-
pular tale of, 559

Fairest of the fair, Dr. Percy's song
of, 529

Falconer, Author of the "Shipwreck," |
notice of, 689 and n.
Farewell, The Poet's, 245

to the Brethren of Tarbolton
Lodge, 354

Farewell, The, song of, 431-ancient
version of, n. 432

Farewell thou stream that winding
flows, 493

Farmer's, Auld, Address to his mare, 32.

175

Fee him, father, Tune of, 474
Ferguson, of Doonholm, 2

Sir Adam, of Kilkerran, 227
Alexander, Esq., of Craig-
darroch, champion for the "Whis-
tle," 308

Ferguson, Mrs., of Craigdarroch, A
Mother's Lament, composed for, 205
and n.

Fergusson, Dr. Adam, a patron of
Burns, 44

Fergusson, the Poet, his "Farmer's
Ingle," the poem which started the
idea of "The Cotter's Saturday
Night," 29, n. 233-" Caller Water,"
the model of "Scotch Drink,"' 226—
Burns at his lowly grave, 40-the
model of Burns, 45-memorial to, 73.
613-his stanzas of "Leith Races,"
199-Verses written under his por-
trait, 271-his song of “My ain kind
dearie, O," 536-his "Young Da-
mon," 558-eulogium of, 679, n.-
his head stone, 612-letters respect-
ing it, 612-13 and a. 713-inscription
on the stone, 613

Ferintosh, a synonyme for whiskey, m.

225

Fête Champêtre, The, Song of, 435
Fiddler, The, Song of, 182

Fife, and a' the lands about it, 550
Findlater, Alexander, Collector of Ex-
cise, his testimony of the Poet, 105-
his eulogy on the Board of Excise,
725, n.-letter to, 738

Fisher, William, the Mauchline Elder.
n. 189-the hero of " Holy Willie's ||
Prayer," 193

Five Carlins, The, 109-ballad of, 295
Fleming, Agnes, one of the maidens of
Kyle, Burns's Nannie, 30. 347
Flowing locks, Her, Song of, 350
Folly, Lines on, 335
Fontenelle, Miss, "The Rights of We-
man," address spoken by, 314-let-
ters to, 314. 737-Address spoken by,
on her benefit night, 320- Lines
on seeing her in a favourite charac-
ter, 321

For a' that, and a' that, Songs of,
183. 371. 499

Forbes, of Culloden, his celebrated
Whiskey cause, n. 225

Fordyce, Dr., his song of "The Black
Eagle," 567

Forlorn, my love, no comfort near,
Song of, 508

Forth, Banks of, Song of, 541
For the sake of somebody, Song of, 4
Fortune, Fickle, 318

Luckless, Song of, 340
Fox, Rt. Hon. C. J., Sketch inscribed
to, 283-Additional lines, 284
Frae the friends and lands I love, Song
of, 394

Fragments of Songs, 348. 350

France, Revolution in, allusions to,
483-4

Franklin, Benjamin, his style not re-
lished by the Poet, 42

Fraser, Thomas, the hautboy player,
460. 521

Frederick, of Prussia, his taste in
painting, 486

Freedom, Lines on, 334

Friar's-Carse, Family of, friendship for,
85-contest for "The Whistle" at,
96

Friar's Carse Hermitage, Lines written
in, 278-9

Friend, honest, A bottle and an, 338
Friendship, Happy, Song of, 393
Frugality Apostrophe to, 673
Fullarton, Colonel, described in "The

"

Vision,' 206-letter to, 710-notice
of, 711, n.

Fuseli, the painter, Anecdote of, 233
Fye, gae rub her o'er wi' strae, Song
of, 524

Fyers, Fall of, near Loch-ness, Lines
written at, 277

G

Gaberlunzie Man, Song by Jas. V., 566
Galla Water, Song of, 364-second ver-
sion, 451-ancient version, ib.
Galloway, Drunken wife of, Song of, 562
Galloway, Earl of, Satirical squibs
against, 111. 336

Galloway Tam, Song of, 577
Gard'ner, The, wi' his paidle, Song of,

377

Gardeners, The, march of, 378
Garrick, David, his scurvy treatment of
poor Cunningham the Player, 531
Geddes, Bishop, Letter to, 669 - notice
of, ib. n.

Geddes, Jenny, the Poet's mare, 59-

notice of the old woman, of that
name, 618-an adventure with, 60
Gentle swain, Specimen of the song,

529

Geordie's Byre, Muckin' o', Song of, 546
George III., Poetical compliment to,

254

George IV., Burns's prophecy respect-

ing him, while Prince of Wales, 48.

255

Gibraltar, Siege of, n. 180

Gibson, Agnes, the alias of Poosie
Nansie, 27

Gibson, Janet, the Racer Jess of "The
Holy Fair," 196

Gilchrist, of Stamford, his interesting
communication to Sir Egerton
Brydges, respecting "Tam o' Shan-
ter," 716 n.

Gil Morice, The plaintive ballad of, ob-
servations on, 563

Gin ye meet a bonnie lassie, Song of,

524

Girvan, River, horridly prosaic name
of, 445

Glenae, Auld, Tune of, 558
Glencairn, Countess of, Letter to, 727

Earl of, his patronage, 39,
40. 75. 706, n.-letters to, 610. 636.
733-his strictures, 49-the Poet's
gratitude to him, 77. 710-Lament
on his death, 98. 309-notice of his fa-
mily, n. ib.

Glencoe, Massacre of, Song on, 545
Glendinning, Death of, 119-Effect on

the mind of the Poet, ib.-Epitaph
on a suicide of that name, 337
Globe Tavern, Dumfries, Burns's howff,
120-Verses written at, 335
Glover, Jean, her song of "O'er the
moor," 578

Go fetch to me a pint of wine, Song of,
379-ancient version, 380

Gold, For lack of, Song by Dr. Austin,
555

Gordon, Castle, Bonny, Song of, 375
Gordon, Duchess of, her patronage of
Burns, 40. 47-her opinion of the
Poet, 41. 45-Duke and Duchess's
kind reception of the Poet, 67
Gordon, Duke of, his song of "Cauld
kail in Aberdeen," 554

Goudie of Kilmarnock, Epistle to,

20. 215

Gow, Neil, Description of, in prose and
versc, 65

Grace before dinner, 833
Grace, The Selkirk, 336
after dinner, 338
Another, ib.

Gracie, James, Esq., Letter to, 746
Graham, Daft Davie, Anecdote of, 417
Graham, Miss Jenny, of Dumfries, her
beautiful song, "Bide ye yet," notice
and anecdote of, 547
Graham, Hughie, Ballad of, 575
Graham, Robert, of Fintray, Poem
to, 85-Election Ballad to, 110-First
Epistle to, 280-Second Epistle to,
297-Third Epistle to, 311, with va-
riations, n.-Fourth Epistle to, 312
-letters to, 655. 683-his kind inter-
position in favour of the Poet, 725, n.
Graham, Miss, Poetical Address to, 483
Graham, Mrs., of Fintray, Letters to,
587. 700

Grahame, Douglas, the original of "Tam
o' Shanter," n. 301

Grahame, James, the Poet, his opinion
of the "Letters to Clarinda," 71-
his drama of Queen Mary, 289
Gramachree, Irish song of, 535
Grant, Mrs., of Laggan, her Verses to
the memory of Burns, 770
Gray's Elegy, Burns's defence of, 49-

-his observation to Palgrave, 76
Gray, James, his professional acquaint-
ance with the Poet, 120-his obser-
vations on the last three years of the
Poet's life, 149-notice of, by Hogg, ib.
Green grow the Rashes, a tribute to
the maidens of Kyle, 30-Song of,
349-ancient version, ib.
Gregory, Lord, Song of, 453-Wolcot's
version, ib.-second version, 454—
ancient version, 519

Gregory, Dr., his criticism on the
"Wounded Hare," 285. 669. 675, n.
Grieve, William, his family circle, 56
Grim, Grizzel, Epitaph on, 333
Grose, Captain, his visit to Friar's-
Carse, 94-his Peregrinations, 299-
notice of, n. ib.-Lines to, 300-epi-
gram on, 332-letters to, 714, 715-
his obligations to the Poet, 714. n.
Guid e'en to you, kimmer, Song of, 346
Guidwife of Wauchope House, notice
of, 55-poetical epistles to and from,
273
Guidwife, count the lawin', Song of,
396. 576

H

Had I a cave on some wild distant
shore, Song of, 467

Had I the wyte she bade me, Song of,
419

Haggis, Scotch, Address to, 176,-com-
composition of, n. ib.-one of the most
savoury dishes in Scottish cookery,
177-Galt's anecdote of, ib.
Hall, Sir James, of Douglas, and his
lady, 56

Halleck, of New York, Verses in me-
mory of Burns, 160

Halloween described, 25. 209. 212-

-Poem of, 208
Hamilton, Gavin, the friend of Burns,
always welcome, 21-his wit, 189-
account of, 190. 603-his offence to
the Kirk, n. 193-his wager with the
Poet, 202-described in verse, 222—

poetical dedication to, 246-his de-
scent, 247-epistle to, recommending
a boy, 251-Nature's Law, a poem,
inscribed to, 252-epitaph on, 327-
the Poet's letters to, 603-5. 611. 628.
640. 699

Hamilton, Wm., of Bangour, his song
of "The Poor Shepherd," 426. 552-
censured by Dr. Johnson, ib.- his
song of "Strephon," 557

-James, Grocer, Glasgow, let-
ter to, 676-notice of, n. ib.
Hamilton, Janet, Specimen of her po-
etry, 527

Hamilton, Charlotte, her charms des-
cribed, 61-3. 73. 368. 629
Hannibal's Life, the first of two books
the Poet took most delight in, 3
Hanover, House of, 409

Stem, lines restored, 278
Happy days, Song of, 348

Friendship, Song of, 392
Marriage, song of, by Edward
Moore, 527

Hare, a wounded, Verses on seeing one
limp by, 284, and 675-Dr. Gre-
gory's criticism on. 285

Harvieston, The Poet's visit to, 61
Hastie, Archibald, Esq., M.P., the wor-
thy possessor of the Poet's marble
punch-bowl, 392.

Hastings, Warren, his triumph, 290, n.
Haugh, Mrs., of Dumfries, her testi-
mony regarding the Poet, 132
Havannah, Capture of, n. 180
Hay, Charles, Esq., Advocate, Letter
to, 637

Hay's, John, "Bonnie Lassie," Spe-
cimen of, 539

Hazlitt, William, his criticism on
"The Cotter's Saturday Night,"
233, n."The Twa Dogs," 259
Hee Balou, Song of, 427
Helen, Fair, of Kirkconnel, Romantic
song of, 465

Hemans, Mrs., Lines by, n. 234
Henderson, Captain Matthew, Elegy
on, 100. 293.-his Epitaph, 294-
notice of, 696, n. 705
Hen-peck'd Country Squire, a, Epitaph
on, 329

Hen-peck'd Husband, The, Verses on

331

Herds, The Twa, poem of, 190
Here's a health to them that's awa',
Song of, 435

Here's to thy health, my bonnie Lass,

431

Hermit, The, a poem written in the
Wood of Aberfeldy, 275

Heron, his description of Burns's
poems, 36-his opinion of the Poet,
44. 52-of Dr. Blacklock, 286-his
death, ib.

Heron of Kerroughtree, Election bal-
lads, 111. 321-4-letter to, 739
Heron, Lady Elizabeth, heroine of the
"Banks of Cree," 112, 483

He stole my tender heart away, speci-
men of the song, 529.

Hey, the Dusty Miller, 367

for a lass wi' a tocher, 510
Tuttie Taitie,-air of, 370. 471-2.
555-6.- ancient version, ib.
Hewit, Richard, an amanuensis of Dr.
Blacklock, notice of, 520 and n.
Highland Laddie, The auld, 528
Lassie, Song of, 344
Laddie, Bonnie, 426-Loyal
song of, 523

Rover, The Young, 366
Harry, Song of, 375-ancient
version, 376, n.

Tour, Burns's First, 59-sc-
cond, 61-third, 63
high jinks, 60

Mary, Song of, 103, 446-

notice of, 447, n.