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CONTENTS.
Man was made to mourn.-A Dirge
Despondency.-An Ode
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. 133
The Lament, occasioned by the unfortunate issue
of a Friend's amour
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. 147
Lament, written when the Author was about to
leave his native country
Lament for James, Earl of Glencairn
Lines sent to Sir John Whitefoord
Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots
EPISTLES.
Epistles to James Smith
To John Lapraik, an old Scottish Bard
To a Tailor
The Inventory; in answer to a mandate by Mr.
Aiken, surveyor of taxes
To J-s T-t, Gl-nc-r
.
To a Gentleman who had sent him a Newspaper,
and offered to continue it free of expense
To Gavin Hamilton, Esq.
To the same
To Robert Graham, Esq. of Fintra
To the same ..
To the same on receiving a favour
To Mrs. Dunlop, on New-year's Day
To the same, on Sensibility
To a young Friend
To Mr. M'Adam, of Craigen-Gillan
To Captain Riddel, Glenriddel
To the Rev. John M Math
To Terraughty, on his Birth-day
To Mr. Mitchell, Collector of Excise, Dumfries
To a Gentleman whom he had offended
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ib.
217
To an old Sweetheart, after her marriage, with
a present of a copy of his Poems
To Miss Logan, with Beattie's Poems, as a New-
year's Gift
To a Young Lady, Miss Jessy Lewars, Dumfries,
with a present of Books
To a Young Lady, with a present of Songs
To a Young Lady, with a present of a pair of
Drinking Glasses
To Miss Cruickshanks, with a present of a Book ib.
To a Lady, whom the Author had often cele-
brated under the name of Chloris
To Mrs. Scott, of Wauchope-House
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Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs.
Monody on a Lady famed for her Caprice
ELEGIES.
Elegy on Miss Burnett, of Monboddo
On the Death of Robert Riddel, Esq.
On the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair
On Reading, in a Newspaper, the Death of John
Elegy on Captain Matthew Henderson
Epitaph
Tam Samson's Elegy
The Epitaph
On a Scottish Bard, gone to the West Indies
Elegy on the year 1788
Elegy on the Death of Robert Ruisseaux
Elegy on the Death of Peg Nicholson
EPIGRAMS, &c.
On Elphinstone's translation of Martial's Epigrams 268
Extempore, written in a Lady's Pocket Book ib.
Verses written on the Windows of the Globe
Tavern, Dumfries
Epigram on Captain Grose
Extempore, in answer to an Invitation to spend
an hour at a Tavern
Epigram, on his treatment at Inverary
A verse presented to the Master of a House in
the Highlands
The Toast, written on a glass tumbler, and pre-
sented to Miss Jessy Lewars
Epitaph on Miss Jessy Lewars
On her Recovery
Lines written on the back of a Bank Note
Lines on Miss J. Scott, of Ayr
Lines written on a pane of glass in the Inu, at
273
Lines written under the picture of the celebrated
Miss Burns
Lines presented to Mrs. Kemble
Lines written on a window at the King's Arms
Verses written on a window of the Inn at Carron ib.
To Dr. Maxwell
Epigram on a Henpecked Country Squire .
Another
A Toast, on the Anniversary of Rodney's Victory ib.
Impromptu on Mrs. R-'s Birth-day
The Loval Natives' Verses
Burns' Reply to the Loyal Natives
Extemporaneous Effusion on being appointed to
the Excise
On seeing the beautiful seat of Lord G—
On the same
To the same, on the Author being threatened
with his resentment
Extempore in the Court of Session, on Lord
A-te, and Mr. Er-ne
On hearing that there was falsehood in the Rev.
Dr. B-'s very looks.
Extempore, on the late Mr William Smellie
Extempore, to Mr. Syme, on refusing to dine
with him
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278
To Mr. S-e, with a present of a dozen of porter ib.
Lines addressed to Mr. John Rankine
Lines written by Burns, while on his death-bed 279
EPITAPHS.
Epitaph for the Author's Father
Inscription to the Memory of Fergusson
On a Wag in Mauchline
On a Henpecked Country Squire
On a Noisy Polemic
On a celebrated ruling Elder
On John Dove, Inn-keeper, Mauchline
On Wee Johnnie
On J-y B-y, Writer in Dumfries
On a person nicknamed the Marquis
On a Schoolmaster, in Cleish Parish, Fifeshire
For Mr. Gabriel Richardson, Brewer, Dumfries
On Walter S-
On a Lap-dog named Echo
On the death of Robert Dundas, Esq.
Written in Friars-Carse Hermitage, on the banks
of the Nith (from the original draft)
Epistle to Hugh Parker
To John M'Murdo, Esq.
The Kirk's Alarm (second version)
Epistle to Robert Graham, of Fintray
Address of Beelzebub to the President of the
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On seeing Miss Fontenelle in a favourite cha-
racter
The Heron Ballads-Ballad first.
The Election
An excellent new Song
To a Kiss.
Verses written under violent Grief, whilst he
contemplated sailing to Jamaica
The Hermit, written in the wood of Aberfeldy . 564
To my Bed
