No.

CXIII. TO DR. MOORE. 28th Feb. 1791.
Inclosing Tam o'Shanter, &c.

Page.

347

CXIV. FROM DR. MOORE. 29th March.
With remarks on Tam o'Shanter, &c. 351

CXV. TO THE REV. A. ALISON. 14th Feb.
Acknowledging his present of the " Es-
says on the Principles of Taste," with
remarks on the book,

CXVI. TO

355

MR. CUNNINGHAM. 12th
March. With a Jacobite song, &c. 357

CXVII. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 11th April.
Comparison between female attractions

in high and in humble life,

CXVIII. TO MR. CUNNINGHAM. 11th

June. Requesting his interest for an

360

CXIX. FROM THE EARL OF BUCHAN.

17th June 1791. Inviting over our

Bard to the Coronation of the Bust of
Thomson on Ednam Hill,

366.

CXX. TO THE EARL OF BUCHAN.

In reply,

CXXI. FROM THE EARL OF BUCHAN.
16th Sept. 1791. Proposing a subject

368

for our poet's muse,

370

No.

Page.

CXXII. TO LADY E. CUNNINGHAM.

Inclosing "The Lament for James
Earl of Glencairn,"

CXXIII. TO MR. AINSLIE. State of his
Mind after Inebriation,

372

374

CXXIV. FROM SIR JOHN WHITEFOORD.
16th Oct. Thanks for "The Lament
on James Earl of Glencairn,"

CXXV. FROM A. F. TYTLER, Esa. 27th

376

378

CXXVI. TO MISS DAVIES. Apology for
neglecting her commands-moral re-

flections,

XXVII.

CXXVII. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 17th Dec. In-

closing "The Song of Death."

382

385

CXXVIII. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 5th Jan. 1792.
Acknowledging the present of a Cup, 388

CXXIX. TO MR. WM. SMELLIE. 22d
Jan. Introducing Mrs. Riddel, 390
CXXX. TO MR. W. NICOL. 20th Feb.
Ironical thanks for Advice. .

CXXXI. TO MR. CUNNINGHAM. 3d
March 1792. Commissions his arms

393

to be cut on a Seal-moral reflections. 396

CXXXII.

No.

CXXXII. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 22d August.
Account of his meeting with Miss

Page.

399

CXXXIII. TO MR. CUNNINGHAM. 10th

Sept. Wild Apostrophe to a Spirit! 403

CXXXVI. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 6th Dec. 1792.
With a poem entitled The " Rights of

Woman."

CXXXVII. TO MISS B *****. of YORK.
21st March 1793. Letter of friend-

ship,

415

CXXXVIII. TO MISS C****. August 1793.
Character and temperament of a poet, 422 ·

CXXXIX. TO JOHN M'MURDO, Esa. Dec.
1793. Repaying money,

CXL. TO MRS. R*****. Advising ber
what play to bespeak at the Dumfries
Theatre,

CXLI. TO A LADY, in favor of a Player's

425

427

Benefit,

429

CXLVIII. TO JOHN SYME, Esa. Reflections
on the happiness of Mr. O

CXLIX. TO MISS

439

441

return of MSS. lent to a deceased

CL. TO MR. CUNNINGHAM. 25th
Feb: 1794. Melancholy reflections-
cheering prospects of a happier world, 446

CLI. TO MRS.

Supposed to be

written from "The dead to the living" 450

CLII. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 15th Dec.
1795. Reflections on the situation of
bis family if be should die-praise of
the poem entitled "The Task." 453

Thanks for the Travels of Anacharsis, 463

CLV. TO MRS. DUNLOP 31st Jan.
1796. Account of the Death of his
Daughter, and of his own ill health, 464 ·

CLVI. TO MRS. R*****. 4th June 1796.
Apology for not going to the birth-
night assembly,

CLVII. TO MR. CUNNINGHAM.

466

7th

July 1796. Account of his illness

and of bis poverty-anticipation of

bis Death,

CLVIII. TO MRS. BURNS.-Sea-bathing

Last farewell,

CLIX. TO MRS. DUNLOP. 12th July 1796.

467

470

471.

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