Epigram at Roslin Inn

The Bookworms

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Epigram Addressed to an Artist

On Elphinstone's Translation of Martial's Epigrams

Song A Bottle and Friend

Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, Edinburgh.

Lines Written under the Picture of Miss Burns

Epitaph for Mr William Michie, Schoolmaster

Boat Song-Hey, Ca' Thro'

Address to Wm. Tytler, Esq. of Woodhouselee

Epigram to Miss Ainslie in Church

Burlesque Lament for Wm. Creech's Absence.

Note to Mr Renton of Lamerton

Elegy on Stella.

The Bard at Inverary

Epigram to Miss Jean Scott

On the Death of John M'Leod, Esq.

Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair

To Miss Ferrier, enclosing Elegy on Sir J. H. Blair

Impromptu on Carron Iron Works

Written by Somebody on the Window of an Inn at Stirling

Reply to the Threat of a Censorious Critic

The Libeller's Self-reproof

Verses Written with a Pencil at the Inn at Kenmore

Song-The Birks of Aberfeldy ✔

The Humble Petition of Bruar Water.

Lines on the Fall of Fyers

Epigram on Parting with a kind Host in the Highlands

Song-Strathallan's Lament

Verses on Castle Gordon

Song-The Bonie Lass of Albany

On Scaring some Water-Fowl in Loch Turit

Song-Blythe was She.

Song-A Rose-bud by my Early Walk

Epitaph for Mr W. Cruickshank

Song-The Banks of the Devon

Song-Braving Angry Winter's Storms

Song-My Peggy's Charms

Song-The Young Highland Rover

Birthday Ode for 31st December 1787

On the Death of Robert Dundas, Esq. of Arniston

Sylvander to Clarinda

1788.

Song-Love in the Guise of Friendship

Song-Go on, Sweet Bird, and Soothe my Care

Song-I hae a Wife o'

my Ain

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Verses on Friars' Carse Hermitage (First Version)

To Alex. Cunningham, Esq., Writer, Edinburgh

Song-Anna, thy Charms

The Fête Champêtre

Epistle to Robert Graham, Esq. of Fintry

Song-The Day Returns

A Mother's Lament for her Son's Death

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Song-O were I on Parnassus Hill

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Song-The Fall of the Leaf

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Song-I Reign in Jeanie's Bosom

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Song-It is na, Jean, thy Bonie Face

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Song-Auld Lang Syne

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Song-My Bonie Mary. V

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Verses on a Parting Kiss

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Written in Friars' Carse Hermitage (Second Version)

Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive.

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Lines to John M'Murdo of Drumlanrig

Rhyming Reply to a Note from Captain Riddell

Caledonia: A Ballad

Verses to Miss Cruickshank

Song-Beware o' Bonie Ann

Ode on the Departed Regency Bill

Epistle to James Tennant of Glenconner

A New Psalm for the Chapel of Kilmarnock

Sketch in Verse, inscribed to the Right Hon. C. J. Fox

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The Wounded Hare

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Song-Young Jockie was the Blythest Lad

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Song-John Anderson, My Jo.

Song-My Love she's but a Lassie yet

Song-Tam Glen

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Song-Carle, an' the King come

Song-The Laddie's dear sel

Song-Whistle o'er the lave o't

Song-My Eppie Adair

Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary

On the late Captain Grose's Peregrinations

Sonnet to R. Graham, Esq., on Receiving a Favour

Song-Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes (older set)

Song-I Gaed a Waefu' Gate Yestreen

Song-Highland Harry back again

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The Kirk of Scotland's Alarm: A Ballad

Extemporaneous Effusion on being appointed to an Excise

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Song-To Mary in Heaven

Song-The Battle of Sherramuir

Song-The Braes o' Killiecrankie

Song-Awa', Whigs, Awa'

Song-A Waukrife Minnie

Song-The Captive Ribband

Song-Farewell to the Highlands

The Whistle: A Ballad

Epistle to Dr Blacklock

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The Five Carlins: An Election Ballad

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Election Ballad for Westerha'.

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Prologue spoken at the Theatre of Dumfries

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Lament of Mary, Queen of Scots

Sketch-New Year's Day, 1790

1790.

Lines to a Gentleman who sent a Newspaper

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Election Ballad at close of Contest for representing the

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Song-There'll never be Peace till Jamie comes hame

Song--Out over the Forth

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Lament for James, Earl of Glencairn .

Lines to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart.

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Song Fragment-Johnie lad, Cock up your Beaver

Song-Craigieburn Wood

Song-The Bonie Wee Thing

Epigram on Miss Davies

Song-The Charms of Lovely Davies

On Glenriddell's Fox breaking his chain: A Fragment

Poem on Pastoral Poetry

Song-O for ane an' twenty, Tam

Song-My Bonie Bell

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Song-What can a Young Lassie do wi' an Auld Man?

Song-The Posie

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Verses on the destruction of the Woods near Drumlanrig

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The Song of Death

Poem on Sensibility

Epigram-The Toad-eater

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Song-Frae the friends and land I love

Song-Such a parcel of Rogues in a Nation

Song-Ye Jacobites by Name

Song-I hae been at Crookieden

Song-Kenmure's on and awa, Willie.

Epistle to John Maxwell, Esq. of Terraughty

Second Epistle to Robert Graham, Esq. of Fintry

Epigram-Divine Service at Lamington

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Epigram-The Keekin Glass

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A Grace before Dinner.

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Song-I'll meet thee on the Lea Rig

Song-My Wife's a winsome wee thing

Song Highland Mary Spoken by Miss Fontenelle

The Rights of Women-

Epigram on Miss Fontenelle

Extempore on some commemorations of Thomson

Song-A Health to them that's awa

A Tippling Ballad-When Princes and Prelates, &c.

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