Highlandman, John, My gallant braw, Song of, 467
Hill, Peter, Bookseller, Edinburgh, Letters to, 654. 660. 673. 689. 692. 701. 713-notice of, 617, n. Hinches, Lieutenant, his "Farewell to his Sweetheart," n. 418 Hogg, James, his description of drunk- enness in Scotland, 51-his anecdote of Burns, 274-his remark on the queer old song of "Duncan Gray," 553, n.-his castigation of Ritson, 556 his anecdote of Sir George Murray, 559
Hoggie, My, Song of, 365
Holy Fair, The, notice of, 20-poem of,
195-sternly censured by a clergyman, 49-Dr. Blair's alteration of a word in, 50-illustration of a scene in, 199 Holy Tuilzie, notice of, 20-Poem of, 190 Holy Willie's Prayer, notice of, 20.-
Poem of, 192.-described by a Mauch- line mason, 21-origin of, n. 192— jeu d'esprit relating to, n. 192-epi- taph on, 193
Hood, a gentleman who accompanied the Poet to England, 57
Hood, Souter, a celebrated ruling elder, epitaph on, 328
Hooly and fairly, Song of, 562 Hornbook, Dr., Death and, 185-hero of the poem, n. ib.
How cruel are the parents, Song of, 504 How lang and dreary is the night, Song of, 371-second version, 489. Hoy, James, Librarian at Gordon Cas- tle, Letters to and from, 68. 631-2-3. -notice of, 633, n.
Hughie Graham, Patriotic ballad of. with additional stanzas by Burns, 575
Human life, The grand end of, 750 Humphrey, James, a noisy polemic, Epitaph on, 328
Hunter, John, of Bar-mill, the luckless hero of the song, "I had a horse, and I had nae mair," 561 Hunting song, 351
Hutchison, Dr. Copland, his recol- lections of the Poet, 120 Hypocrisy, To unmask, a favourite pur- suit of the Poet, 229
Hyslop, Mrs., her meeting with Burns,
Ideal loveliness, in his solitary wander- ings, 107
I do confess thou art sae fair, Song of, 398
I had a horse, and I had nae mair, Ca- pital comic song of, 561
I hae a wife o' my ain, Song of, 403 I'll aye ca' in by yon town, 424 Illness of a Favourite Child, Lines on 316.
I'm o'er young to marry yet, Song of, 360
Independence, Altar to, poetical in- scription for, 321 Indigestion, Horrors of. 654 Innocence, Lines on, 336
Jacobites, Ye, by name, Song of, 408 James V., a poet, warrior and musi-
cian, his song of "The Gaberlunzie Man," 566
Jamie, come try me, Song of, with va- riations, 379
comes hame, There'll never be peace till, 397
Gay, notice of the song of, 524 thou hast left me ever, 474 Young, pride of a' the plain, Song of, 420
Jean, Bonnie, Burns's courtship with his, 31-original stanza in honour of, 173-Song of, 350-Songs in praise of, 399. 418. 424 Jeannie's bosom, Song of, 418 Jedburgh, Romantic situation of, 54- Magistrates of, present the freedom of the town to Burns, 55 Jeffrey, Francis, Lord, his praise of "The Holy Fair," &c. 200-"The Mouse," 224-"The Cotter's Sa- turday Night," 236-his remarks on Burns's Correspondence, 585-8, n. Jeffrey, Jean, the "blue-eyed Lass" of the song, 91-notice of her family, 393
Jenny, Fair, Song of, 478
McCraw, a fragment, 431 Jessie, Young, Song of, 455 Jessy-Here's a health to ane I lo'e dear, 512
Jinglan Johnnie, Song of, 528 Jockey's ta'en the parting kiss, 413 Jockey, Young, Song of, 391
My dear, Song of, 524
John Anderson, my jo, Song of, 385- additional verses, ib.-ancient ver- sion, ib.
John Barleycorn, Ballad of, 342 Johnnie's grey breeks, Ancient version of, 526
John o' Badenyon', Song of, 572 Johnson, Dr., his interview with Dr. Blacklock, 286—singular anecdote of, 330
Johnson, James, Publisher of "The Museum," assistance rendered him, 619. 632-3-his terms, 632-letters to, 663-6. 734 and 743. Johnson's "Musical Museum," Con- tributions to, 71. 86-the Poet's pre- face to the second volume, 547 Johnston of Westerhall, Sir James, 109 Johnstone of Hilton, Miss Lucy, Song in honour of, 424
Jolly Beggars, The, described, 26-
criticisms on, 184-Poem of, 179- scene of, n. ib.
Jolly Mortals, fill your glasses, Song of, 183
Joyful Widower, The, Song of, 359 Jumping John, Song of, 365 Junius, his style, Burns a great ad- mirer of, 42
K-, Lord, Anecdote of, 243 Kate of Aberdeen, Song of, 531 Katherine Jaffray, Song of, 354 Ogie, Air of, 448 Katy, My, Canst thou leave me thus ? 496
Keith-Marischall, Noble family of, 1 Kellyburn Braes, The carle of, Song of, 412-additional verses to, 413 Kemble, Mrs., Lines on, 333 Ker, a member of the Farmer's Club of Kelsoe, 55-accompanies the Poet in his jaunt to England, 57 Kenmore, Inn at, Lines written over the mantel piece, 65, 277
Kenmure, Viscount, Song in honour of, 403-his gallantry, 404 Kennedy, Jean, the "Kirkton Jean" of Burns, 6
John, his description of an interview with Burns and Jean Ar- mour, 35-Poetical invitation to, 325. -epitaph on, 327-a farewell to, ib. -letters to, 595. 600
Miss of Dalgarroch, 97-af- fecting anecdote of, 410-letter to, 726
Key, Jane, heiress of Edinbelly, forced by Rob Roy, 582
Keys, Black, in music, Story of, 493 Killie, Sons of old, Song of, 353 Killiecrankie, Battle of, Song of, 393 Kilmarnock, Description of, 200, s. -Lodge, Masonic, repa.
tation of, 353 Kilravock Castle, Wild scenery and grandeur of, 643
Kinnoul, Lady, her conversation with James I. relative to Wallace and Bruce, 734, n.
Kirkoswald School, Burns's residence at, 6-great fair, 8-Fair Lass of, 12 Kirkpatrick, Rev. Mr., Reproof of his sermon against the House of Stuart,
Lapraik, John, a brother poet, 22. 217 -Burns's epistle to him, 24. 215-his reply, 217-his "Deil's answer," 174 second epistle to, 218-third epistle to, 221-his song addressed to his "sweet wife," 563
Lass o' Ballochmyle, Song of, 357- found to be a defamatory libel! 611 o' Livingston, Song of, 525 o' Patie's mill, Song of, 527 that made the bed to me, Song of, 422 and 560
Lassie wi' the lint white locks, 492 Last May a braw wooer cam down the lang glen, Song of, 508
Last time I came o'er the moor, Song of, 526
Laura, Song of, by G. Turnbull, 481 Laurie, Rev. Dr., Dr. Blacklock's let- ter to him respecting the Poet, 39 and 602-Prayer for his family, 251- letter to, 601
Rev. G., Letters to and from, 608 and n.-notice of, n.
on Folly, written on a window of the Globe tavern, 335 Linlithgow, Old Royal Palace of, 64 Literary Scoldings and Hints, n. 319 Little, Janet, Letter and poetical epis- tle from, 680, n.
Lochlea, farm of, leased by Burns's fa- ther, 2. 187
Lochlomond, Address to, criticism on the poem, 660
Lochmaben, the residence of Robert Bruce, n. 295
Lochroyan, Lass of, an old ballad, no- tice of, 452-two stanzas of, 453. 519
Lockhart, J. G., his defence of the "Lass o' Ballochmyle," 38-interest- ing letter of Sir Walter Scott to, re- specting the Poet, 45-his description of the Poet among the Literati of Edinburgh, 51-of his reconciliation with Jean Armour, 59-his remarks on Bannockburn, 64-on Lord Dun- dee's stone, 65, n.-on the irascible pedant Nicol, 68-on the Poet's lin- gering stay in Edinburgh, 70-on his accounts with Creech, 74-on his jealousy of men of high station, 77— on his Letters to Mrs. Dunlop, 87- on his perambulations in Dumfries- shire, 93-his anecdotes of the Poet, 100-his remarks on the stately Tory- ism in Dumfries, 114-his eloquent eulogium on the Poet's works, 144- his history of "The Kirk's Alarm," 189 his remarks on "The Poet's Welcome," 244-on his general Cor- respondence, 586-on the Letters of Gilbert Burns with the Poet, 630- his national song of "The broad swords of Old Scotland," 772
-George, Merchant, Glasgow, Letter to, 653 Logan Braes, Song of, 461-Mayne's version, ib.
Logan, Major, Laird of Afton, stanza to, in "The Kirk's Alarm," 189- poetical epistle to, 263-letter to, 679
Miss Susan, Verses to, 268 Lorimer, Jean, "The Lass of Craigie- burn-wood," her levity, 97-Songs in honour of, 395. 422. 450. 485-8 Lothian Lassie, The ballad to the tune of, 508-9
Lounger, The, the periodical work
which first recommended Burns to public notice, 45. 604
Louse, The, Poem of, 241-author's defence, 48
Love adventure, A, 54 Love, Illicit, 16
is the cause of my mourning, 549 Music, and Poetry, their con- nexion, 748
Lowe of Airds, notice of his song of Mary's Dream," 532
Loyal Natives, The true, Lines on, 337 Luath, one of the heroes of Twa Dogs," 257 Luckless Fortune, Song of, 340 Lumsdale, Harry, the hero of " 'High- land Harry," 376, n.
M'Adam, Mr., Poetical epistle to, 252 M'Auley, Mr., Dumbarton, Letter to, 676
M'Creddie, John, The supposed author of "The Owl," 260 M'Culloch, David, of Ardwell, his anec- dote of Burns, 114-letter to, 733 M'Diarmid, Mr., his record of the Poet's family, 143
M'Gill, Rev. Dr., the thunder of the Kirk directed against him, 91. 189- his heretical book! 683 M'Gregor of Ruara, his Lament, 371 M'Kenzie, Dr., of Irvine, an early com- panion of the Poet, 22-letter to, 603 notice of, ib. n.
- Henry, his patronage of the Poet, 41-5-6-Remarks by, 205-Ju- venile compositions of, 563-his com- pliment to Miss Laurie, 609-letter from, to Burns, 694, n.-the Poet in raptures with his "Mirror," "Loun- ger," and "Man of Feeling," 694 M Kinlay, Rev. Mr., of Kilmarnock, the hero of "The Ordination," 202 M'Lehose, Mrs. (Clarinda), Lines to, 71 M'Leod, Miss Isabella, of Rasay, Song on, 371
Phillis, another of the Poet's heroines, Song in honour of, 466 M'Neil, Hector, his fine ballad of "Donald and Flora," 569 M'Pherson, his translation of Homer's famous "Cestus of Venus," 707, n. M'Pherson's Farewell, Song of, 361-2 Lament, 362-the original song, ib.-notice of, 362, n. 363 M'Whinnie, Mr., Ayr, Letter to, 595 Maggie by the banks of Nith, 295
Lauder, Inquiry respecting, 533 My, Ancient song of, 522 Maid, The ruined, her lament, 290 The, that tends the goats, Song,
372 Mailie, Poor, Death and dying words of, 166
Maine, John, author of the "Siller Gun," notice of, 661
Maimed soldier and his doxy, charac-
ters of, in "The Jolly Beggars," 27 Malcolm, Sir John, Old song of, n. 300 Man, naturally a kind, benevolent ani- mal, 653
Man was made to mourn, Pocm of, 213 -origin of, 214
Mar, Earl of, at the battle of Sheriff- muir, 580
Marie, The Queen's, Ballad of, 689 Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion, Song of, 504
Marquis, The, Epitaph on a person nick-named, 335
Marriage, On, variance of the Kirk of Scotland, with the civil law, n. 666 Martin, John, the distinguished painter,
Mary, Song addressed to, 437 Mary Campbell, Burns's "Highland Mary," notice of, 30. 388. 447 Mary, Queen of Scots, the room where she was born, 64-Drama of, 289- Lament of, 306
Mary in Heaven, Lyric of, 92. 388 Prayer for, 356 Mary's dream, Lowe's beautiful song of, 533
Mashlum bannocks, description of, n. 227 Masonic Anniversary, Invitation to, 335 Masterton, Allan, his air of "Strath- allan's Lament,' 72 a steadfast friend of the Poet, 377
Ann, the heroine of "Bon-
Maxwells, The noble, Song of, 405 Maybole youth, Burns's early friend, 6 -anecdote of, 8-his farewell of the Poet, 9 his friendship slighted, ib. n.
May eve, or Kate of Aberdeen, Song of, 530
Mayne, John, his poem of Halloween, 212-his song of "Logan Braes," 461-notice of, 661, n.
Meg o' the Mill, Song of, 436-second version, 457
Melville, Lord, his neglect of Burns, n. 66. 741
Menie, Song of, 354
Mercer, Andrew, his Ode to the memory of the Poet, 161
Merry Andrew, character of, in "The Jolly Beggars," 27
Michie, Willie, Epitaph on, 331 Mickle, William Julius, Notice of, 534-his memorable ballad, ib. Miller, Captain, of Dalswinton, Letter to, 477
James, Edinburgh, his air of the "Banks o' Doon," 409
Janet, Song in honour of, 482 Mrs., Anecdote of, 657
of Dalswinton, his reception of the Bard, 58. 82. 604-his agreement with him, 80-letter to, 723-his grief on the death of the Poet, n. ib.
Peter, jun., of Dalswinton, Let- ter to, 735-his sympathy for the Poet, n. ib.
Rev. Mr., of Kilmaurs, notice of, n. 197
The Dusty, Song of, 367 Mill-hole-brae, Dumfries, the residence of the Poet, 118
Mill, mill, O, The, Song of, 552 Mirk night o' December, Song of, 425 Mitchell, Collector of Excise, Poem ad- dressed to, 324-letter to
Mitchell, Dr. Andrew, Monkton, one of the heroes of "The Kirk's Alarm," Character of, n. 188
Moffat, Inn at, Lines written there, 332 Monboddo, Lord, his splendid suppers, notice of, 309, n.
Monkland Friendly Society, order for books, 674-notice of, ib. n. Monody on a lady famed for her ca- price, 314
Montagu, Mrs. Basil, her interview with Burns, 135
Montgomery, Captain, of Coilsfield, notice of, n. 266-his affair of crim. con., 611
Colonel Hugh, Earl of
Eglinton, notice of, 226
James, his Verses to the memory of Burns, 158 Montgomery's Peggy, Songs in honour of, 343-5-9. 352
Montrose, finely situated, handsome town of, Visit to, 68
Duke of, the Laird o' Gra- ham, stanza in allusion to, 227 Moodie, Rev. Mr., of Riccarton, one of the heroes of "The Twa Herds," 191-and "Holy Fair," 196 Moore, Dr., Letters to and from, 607. 609 and n. 615. 622 (autobiography) 667. 672 and n. 695. 704 and n.-bio- graphical notice of, 607-8, n.
Edward, his Song of "Happy marriage," 527
Moore, Sir John, The heroic, glimpse of the household in which he was born, 609-10 n.
More, Hannah, Lines on presenting a lady with a work of, 325 Morehead, or Muirhead, Rev. James,
of Urr, his Song of "Bess the Gaw- kie," 519
Morison, Mary, Song in honour of, 30.
Morison, the Mauchline Cabinet-maker, Letter to, 659
Morton, Miss, one of "The Mauch- line Belles," her frankness, 31 Mossgiel, Burns's farm of, near Mauch- line, 11. 194. 205, n.
its situation described, 17. 32 The Poet's return to, 58 Mother's, A Lament, for the death of her son, 280
Motherwell, his remark on an assertion of the Poet, 519, n.
Mount Oliphant, farm of, leased by William Burness, 2
Mountain daisy, The Poem of-how composed, 27-stanzas to, 239 Mouse, The, poem of, 223-how com- posed, 27
Muir, Robert, Kilmarnock, Letters to, 595, 600-2-4. 628. 646-notice of, 595. n. 604, n.
Murdoch, John, Burns's Preceptor, 3- his excellent instructions, ib. - his description of the Poet and his bro- ther Gilbert, 9-notice of, 589, n.- letters to and from, 589. 695-6, n.
Rev. Mr., of Maclennan, spe- cimen of a Song by, 553 Murray, Euphemia, of Montrose, Song in honour of, 372
Murray, the gallant Sir George, Anec- dote of, 559
Murray, Sir William, of Ochtertyre, Visit to, 276, n.
Musical Museum, contributions to, 71 Musing on the roaring ocean, Song of, 372
Muthie, its famous caverns, and wild romantic coast, 68
Mylne, poor, poems of, Burns's advice regarding their publication, 671 My ain kind dearie, O, 444-Fergus- son's song of, 536
-bonnie Laddie 's lang o' growin',
ancient Ballad of, 411, n. -bonnie Mary, Song of, 379 Chloris, mark how green the groves, Song of, 491 -Collier Laddie, 404-ancient ver- sion, n. ib.
-dearie, if thou die, Song of, 543 -Father was a farmer, Song of, 341 -handsome Nell, Song of, 339-
the Poet's criticism on, 340 Harry was a gallant gay, 375 -heart was ance as blythe and free, Song of, 346
-heart's in the Highlands, 384-an-
cient Song of, ib. n.
Highland Lassie, Song of, 344 -Hoggie, 365-anecdote of, ib. -Jean, Ramsay's Song of, 350 jo, Janet, Song of, 549 lady's gown, there's gairs upon it, Song of, 429
-love she's but a lassie yet, Song of, with variations, 379 -Nannie, Song of, 347--ancient ver- sion, n. ib.
-Sodger Laddie, ancient Song of, 576
-Tocher's the jewel, Song of, 396 -remarks on the tune, 576 -Wife's a winsome wee thing, 445 -stanza by Thomson, 448
Nancy, Luckie, Allan Ramsay's Song of, 580
-My lovely, Song of, 480 -My spouse, Song of, 481 Nancy's Ghost, Song of, 562 Nannie, a farmer's daughter, one of "The Maidens of Kyle." 30
Song in honour of, 399 O my, Song of, 347
Nannie's awa', My, Song of, 499 Nasmyth's picture of Burns, 45. 610, n.
National Songs, Heroic, of the Poet, 118. 411. 414. 434. 436. 456. 471 Nature's Law, Poem of, 252 Naval Victory, Lines on the occasion of a, national thanksgiving for, 335 Neilson, Mrs., Burns's "Fair Filette," Peggy Thomson, his passion for, 3 Nell, My handsome, Song of, 339 Nelly, Blooming. Song of, 378 New and Old Light Factions, descrip- of, 19
Newcastle, Burns's dinner in, 57 Newspaper, Lines to one who had sent a, 293
New-year's-day, a Sketch, 289 Nicol, Rev. T., Inverleithing, his song of "Muckin o' Geordie's byre," 546 William, the obstinate son of Latin prose, Anathemas against him, 631
William, Master of the High School, Edinburgh, his intimacy with Burns, 44. 52. 62-his High- land Tour with him, 64-his foaming passion at the apparent neglect of Burns, 67-Burns's irony towards him, 116-song in honour of his house-heating, 92. 392-letters to, 617-8. 620. 690.714
Neil, Tom, of facetions fame, notice of, 561
Nightingale, The singing of, 458—song of, 481
Nith, Banks of, Laddies by, 297-song of, 393
-Loved, To thee, Song of, 427 -winding, Adown, 468
Nithsdale, Burns's appearance in, 79 Farmer, condition of, 94
Nithsdale's welcome hame, 405 Nithside Beauties, Burns's, 107 Niven, John, the young bedfellow of the Poet at Ballochniel, 7 Nollekins, the Sculptor, Anecdote of, n. 492
Northern Lass, Ancient Song of, 350 Northumberland Maxim, touching the
hungry Scotch! 57
Now Spring has clad the grove in green, 506
Oatmeal, the staple of a poor Scots- man's life, 588, n. Ochtertyre, Hills of, a wild scene among, 276
O'er the hills and far away, Song of,397 O'er the water to Charlie, Song of 375 Of a' the airts the wind can blaw, Song of, 381
Old and New Light Factions, descrip- tion of, 19
On a bank of flowers, Song of, 378 O'Neil, Shelah, Song of, 367 On the seas and far awa', Song of, 484 Ordination, The, described, 20-poem
Ossian, The Poet an admirer of, 458 Oswald, Mrs., of Auchencruive, Ode to her memory, 283-notice of, 672
Mrs. junr., Song in honour of, 1 424-notice of, 425
the Music Composer, notice of, 519. . Out over the Forth, Song of, 420 Owl, The, Address to, 200
O aye, my wife she dang me, 432— an- cient version, я. ib.
O bonny was yon rosy brier, 307 O can ye labour lea, young man, 382 O condescend, dear, charming mand, by Gavin Turnbull, 480
O'er the moor amang the heather, 578 O for ane-and-twenty, Tam, 403 O gie my love brose, brose, 387 O, gin my love were yon red rose, 462 O, guid ale comes, and guid ale goes,
O, Kenmure's on and awa', Willie, 403 O, Lady Mary Ann, 410-ancient bal- lad of (Craigton's growing), 411
O lay thy loof in mine, lass, 434 O let me in this ae night, 501-ancient version, ib.
O, lovely Polly Stewart! 425
O luve will venture in, 406 — ancient version, n. ib.
O May, thy morn was ne'er so sweet,
O, Mally's meek, Mally's sweet, 439 O merry hae I been teething a heckle, 387
O, my luve's like a red, red rose, 418- ancient version, n. ib.
O mount and go, mount and make you ready, 381
O Philly, happy be that day, 495
O poortith cauld, and restless love, 450 O saw ye my dear, my Phely? 488
O steer her up, and haud her gaun, 432 O tell na me o' wind and rain, 501 O this is no my ain lassie, 506 house, 566
O Tibbie, I hae seen the day, 341 O that I had ne'er been married, 345
Panmure, Lord, his kindness to the Poet's Widow, 127
Park, Andrew, his song for the anniver- sary of the Poet, 771
Parker, Hugh, Poetical epistle to, 282
-William, Kilmarnock, his sub- scription for Burns's Poems, 35 Parson's looks, The, Epigram on, 334 Pastoral verse, Examples of, 496 Paternoster Row Booksellers, Anecdote of, 690, n.
Patison, Bookseller, Paisley, Letter to, 617
Paton, Elizabeth, the mother of "Son- sie, smirking, dear-bought Bess," 34. 243, n.
Peace and Plenty, the deities which the Poet adored, 335
Peebles, Dr. William, the "Poet Wil- lie" of "The Kirk's Alarm, his centenary sermon, n. 187-8. 197 Peep, Johnny, Lines by the Poet in the character of, 331
Peg-a-Ramsay, Bonny, Song of, 439 Peg, Bonnie, Song of, 367
Peg Nicholson, a good bay mare, elegy on, 293-death of, 690 Peggy, M'Millan's, Song of, n. 34 Peggy, My, Saw ye nae, ancient song of, 522
Peggy, the sister of a Carrick farmer, and one of the "Maidens of Kyle," 30 -Montgomery's, Songs in honour of, 343-5-9. 352
Peggy's face, My, Song of, 428 Percy, Dr., his song, "Fairest of the fair," the most beautiful ballad in the English language, 529
Perry, of the Morning Chronicle, his sympathy for the Poet, 735 and n.- letter to, and notice of, 738 and n. Peyster, De, Colonel, Poem on Life, addressed to, 325
Phillis the fair, Song of, 466 Phillips, Ambrose, his translation from Sappho, 534
Pigmy-scraper, The, described, 27. 183 Pindar, Peter, his very name an acqui-
sition to Thomson's Melodies, 452 Pinkerton, John, consigned to dam- nation by Ritson, 487. 569, n. Pitt Administration, their neglect of Burns, 131
Right Hon. William, n. 227-Ad- dress of the Scotch distillers to, 740 Player's Benefit, a, Letter to a lady in favour of, 729
Pleasure, a wanton Trout, 335
Pleyel, the composer, his engagement with Thomson, 442-3-his sympho- nies, &c., 455. 460
Poughman, Up wi' the, Song of, 369- ancient version, 370
The merry, Lines on, 405 Poetry, Pastoral, Poem on, 316 Poet's, The, Welcome to his illegiti- mate child, 243
Poets, Lives of the, a rueful narrative, 727
Poland, the tack of, by whom held,
Polwart on the Green, notice and song of, 548
Poor and honest sodger, The, song of, 457
Poor man's porridge, 225 Poosie Nansie's Club, the scene of "The Jolly Beggars," 27-Cham- bers's description of, 179, n. Pope, Alexander, his translation of Homer's "Cestus of Venus," 707, n. Posie, The, Song of, 406-original ver- sion, n. 407
Posthumous Child, a, On the birth of 249
Poverty, Eloquent apostrophe to, 701 Visions of, 99. 637 The creed of, 334
Prayer, A, for Mary, 356
left at Dr. Lawrie's, in the room where the Author slept, 251 and Stanzas on the prospect of death, 238
under the pressure of violent anguish, 238 Presbyterian place of worship, poor pimping business! 64
Kirk, Old Light portion
of, 215 Pringle, Lucky, the landlady of a tavern in Edinburgh, frequented by Burns and Nicol, 44
Prudence, I, dwell with Wisdom, 46. 611
Psalm, the first six verses of the First, 236 ancient version, ib. Nineteenth, 237
version, ib. Publishing Poetry, Burns's experience in, 671
Purdie, Andrew, a relation of Jean Armour, 33
Queen Charlotte, Poetical compliment to, 255 Mary, her four attendants, 689, n. Queensberry, Duke of, On the destruc- tion of Drumlanrig woods, the do- main of, 290-stanzas on, 291-bitter allusion to, 684, and n.
Rab the Ranter, Name of, why adopted by the Poet, 222
Rabina, Fair, the original of "Fair Eliza," 408
Rake-helly dogs, Advice to young, un- married, 677
Ramsay, Allan, the model of Burns, 45— his song of "Fair Celia," 378-his spi- rited imitation of the "Socrate" of Horace, 524-his "Lass of Living- ston,'
,"525-his song of "The last time I came o'er the moor," 526-his "Lass of Patie's Mill," 527-" O my bonnie Highland Lad," 529- his "Tea-table Miscellany," 531-Col- lier's Bonny Lassie," 536-Mary Scott, "The Flower of Yarrow," 537 -"Wauking o' the fauld," 545-his "Corn rigs are bonnie," 546-“ Pol- wart on the Green," 548-"My Jo, Janet," 549-" Lucky Nansy,' of the happiest of all his songs, 580 -"Bob o' Dumblane," modernized by, ib. Ramsay, David, of the "Edinburgh Courant," his bedaubing paragraphs,
of Ochtertyre, Burns's visit to, 61-adventure with, 96 Rankine, John, one of the Poet's early companions, 22-epistle to, 242- anecdote of, n. ib.-his odd Dream, 243-verses to, ib. Farewell lines
Rantin' dog, the daddie o't, Song of,
Rattlin', roarin', Willie, Song of, 374 -ancient version, ib.
Raving winds around her blowing, Song of, 371-the original melody of, ib. Recruiting Sergeant, a, anecdote of, 682 Remorse, the most painful sentiment that can embitter the human bosom, 748
a Fragment, 256 Revelations, reading of three verses of chap. vii., Noble enthusiasm in- spired by, 588 Richardson, Gabriel, Epitaph on, 336 Mrs. G. G., Lines to the memory of Burns, 161 Riches, encumbered with care, Song of, 555
Richmond, John, a Writer's apprentice, with whom the Poet shared his bed, 40-his recollections of him, 44-no- tice of, n. 594-letters to, 594-9. 621. 665
Riddel, Capt., of Friar's Carse, his epi- taph, 118-his description of the Poet, 130-lines written in his hermitage, 279. 280-verses to, on returning a newspaper, 280-his contest for "The Whistle,' 308-sonnet on his death, 317-notice of, ib. n.-his hospitable table, lines sent to a gentleman whom the Poet had offended at, 320-Song in honour of his marriage, 378-let- ters to and from, 681-2-6. n. 748
Maria, of Woodleigh Park, sa- tirized by Burns, 117-her affecting interview with the Poet, 123-her character of the Poet, 127-Monody on, 314-her inscription for a hermit- age, ib.-her verses on the fate of the Poet, ib.-her beautiful song, "To thee, lov'd Nith," 736, n.-Esopus to, 315-notice of, ib.-Impromptu on her birth-day, 317-her song of Stay my Willie," 498 Song in honour of, 501-her introduction to Smellie, 713-letters to and from, 729, 730-1, 742-3, n. Rigidly Righteous, The, Address to, 16,
Rigs o' Barley, Song of, 343 Ritson, his Collection of Scottish Songs, 487-his remarks on the air, "Hey, tuttie, taitie," 555-his bantam-cock courage, 569, n. Robertson, Captain, of Lude, supposed letter to, 729
the historian, his opinion of
the Poet, 130 Robin, lively chant, called, 17. 350 Gray, Auld, Song of, 569
shure in hairst, Song of, 348 Rob Roy, Song and notice of, 582 Rodger, Hugh, the parish schoolmas-
ter of Kirkoswald, notice of, 6-his bigotry, 7-anecdote of, ib.
Rodney's Victory, in 1782, Toast in honour of. 334
Ronald, Lord, my son, Stray verse in the ballad of, 578
Roscoe, William, his ode on the death of Burns, 156
Rose, Mrs., of Kilravock, visit to, 67— letters to and from, 643
Rosebud, A, by my early walk, Song of, 373
To the, Song of, by one John- son, a joiner of Belfast, 578 Roslin Castle, Songs of, 520-1
Landlady at, Verses to, 332 Ross, Alexander, of Lochlea, notice of, by the authoress of " Roy's wife of Aldivalloch," 570-his song of The Bridal o't, 571
the Poet, his "Scota," the fore- runner of "Coila," 290 Rothemurche's rant, beautiful air of, 486
Roxburgh Castle, Ruins of, visit to, 54 Ruin, Ode to, 237-when composed, 238 Ruisseaux, Robert, Elegy on his death,
Scotch metaphysicians, their doctrines, 703, n.
-, The, Sarcastic verses against,
396 Scotland, described, on her mountain throne, 51-drunkenness in, ib. The Tears of, Smollet's song of, 551-disadvantages of the Union with, 412, n. Scotsmen, The, dying on a battle field, their Song of Death, 414 SCOTS WHA HAE WI' WALLACE BLED, Notice of, 108-Ode of, 471-im- proved version, 476
Scott, Mary, the flower of Yarrow, Song and notice of, 537-Traditionary set of, n. ib.
Miss Jane, of Ecclefechan, Lines on, 329-notice of, ib. n.
Mrs., of Wauchope, notice of, 37. 55-poetical epistles to and from, 272-3
Scott, Sir Walter, his recollections of Burns, 45-his remark on Bannock-
burn, 97-his account of the old Beg- gar, 168, n.-his criticism of The Jolly Beggars, 184-his lines on Edin- burgh, 262-his opinion of Tam o' Shanter, 304- his account of Mac- pherson, 362- his remarks on the Union, n. 412-his notice of Mary Lilias Scott, 531, n. 537-his correc- tion of Burns, 548-"The dowie dens of Yarrow," escaped his notice, 582— his remarks on Burns's Correspond- ence, 585-on Burns's Scotch letter to Nicol, n. 618
Scott, Sir William, author of "The blythesome bridal," 539 Scottish airs, Origin of, difficult to trace, 493
Peasantry, Condition of, 424 Representatives, The, 26- earnest cry and prayer to, 226
Songs, Old, their irregu- larity, 751 Scroggam, Ancient song of, improved,
359 Selkirk, Lord, Burns's visit to, 109- Grace, The, 336
Semphill, Francis, of Belltrees, notice of his song, 543
Sensibility, Verses on, 319
Shanter, the farm of Douglas Grahame,
whose character is delineated in "Tam o' Shanter," 301, n. Sharpe, Charles, of Hoddam, Letter to, 687-notice of the family, 687, n. Shaw, David, of Coylton, described, n.
Dr. Andrew, of Craigie, de- scribed, n. 191
Sir James, his kindness to the family of the Bard, 127 Shelah O'Niel, Song of, 367 Shenstone, the Poet, his cure for ennui, 659-his observation on love verses, 749
Shepherd, John, Muirkirk, n. 189 Shepherd's, The Poor, mournful fate, Song of, 552
preference, Song of, 571 Sheriff-muir, Battle of, 390-ancient version of, n. ib.
She rose and let me in, Song of, 543 She says she lo'es me best of a', Song of, 485
She's fair and fause, Song of, 417 Sic a wife as Willie had, Song of, 410 Sidmouth, Viscount, his Verses in hon- our of Burns, 68-his kindness to the Poet's eldest son, 127 Sillar, David, one of the Poet's early companions, 22-his sketch of the Poet, ib.-Burns's epistle to him, 168 -his reply, 170 Burns's second epistle, 171-his visit to Mrs. Stewart of Stair, with the Poet, ib.-his reply to "The Calf," 202 Simplicity confounded with vulgarity,
Simpson, William, Ochiltree, Epistle to, 219-notice of, 221
Sinclair, Sir John, Letter to, 686-letter of Robert Riddel, Esq., to, respect- ing the Poet, 686, n. Skinner, Rev. John, of Linshart, his song of "Tune your fiddles," 562- "John o' Badenyon," 572-"Tulloch- gorum," 573-Ewie wi' the crooked horn," 574-letters to and from, 632-3, n. 642-his poetical compli- ment, 769
Skirving, a farmer near Haddington, anecdote of, 548--his song of "Tran- ent muir," ib.
Sleep'st thou, or wak'st thou, fairest creature? Song of, 490 Sloan, Thomas, Letters to and from, 306, n. 709
Smellie, William, Printer, Lines cm, 329 -letter to, and notice of, 713, and a. Smiling Spring comes in rejoicing, Song of, 415
Smith, Charlotte, Sonnet to the shade of Burns, 163-notice of her sonnets, 695 and n.
James, one of the Poet's early friends, 22-notice of epistle to, 24- his scene with Burus, at Poosie Nan- sie's, 27-poetical epistle to, 203- epitaph on, 328-notice of, 594 and a. letters to, 599. 618. 649
Rev. George, Galston, the hero of Irvine-side, 189 and n. 197 Smollett, Tobias, his pathetic song of t the "Tears of Scotland," 331-his ode to independence, 697 Sodger, I'll go and be a, Song of, 349 The poor and honest, Song of,
456 Soldier Laddie, The, song of, 181
The maimed, described, 27. 188 Soldiers, Burns's dislike of, 115 Soldier's joy, The song of, 180 Somebody, For the sake of, Song of,
Somerville, Dr., sadly addicted to pan- ¦ ning, 54-notice of his family, 55 Honest John, modest anec- dotes given to him, 654 Song of Death, Heroic, 101. 414 Sons of Old Killie, Song of, 353 Sotheby, his translation of Homer's
famous "Cestus of Venus," 707 Soul's immortality, the Poet's belief. in, 666
Southland, Jennie, Specimen of the song of, 576
Staig, Jessie, Song in honour of, 455 Star, London, letters to the editor, 287. 661-Lines to, 338 Stay, my Charmer, Song of, 364
Willie, yet believe me, Mrs. Riddel's song of, 498 Stenhouse, William, his correction of Burns, n. 543
Steven, Rev. James, hero of "The Calf, ," poem addressed to, 202 Stewart, Dugald, Professor, his patron- age of Burns, 37-his description of his manners, character, and conduct. 41-described in "The Vision,” zań, n. 650-letters to, 650, 663-bis letter to Alison on the association of ideas, 703, n.
-- of Stair and Afton. Mrs... Burns's first and kindest patroness, 13. 37. 171. 602, n.-a mother's la ment for, 280 and n.-songs in bon- our of, 415. 425-letters to, 602 Anna, of Afton, conversation with, 13
Willie, Welcome to, 134 Stirling Castle, Lines on viewing, 30. 330-the reproof on ditto, s. ib. St. John, The Divine Apostle, persecu tion of, 604
Stobie, a young expectant in the Excise. his kindness to the Poet, 122 Stock and horn, description of, 497– dissertation on, by Dr. Leyden, s.is Strange, Sir Robert, Adventure of, Strathallan, Viscount, his lament, 72 364
Strathmore, The flower of, Song = honour of, 372
Strephon and Lydia, Mr. Wallace's Song of, 549
Struthers, Rev. J., his sequel to “Wile brew'd a peck o' maut," 391, . Stuart, House of, compared, 409 Eulogium on the
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