e 13

e 13

-

a 14

e 14

e 13

e 13

return her perjury. Is printing his poems b 13

17. To John Ballantyne, of Ayr. June. Encloses

prospectus of his poems. Mr Armour's de-

struction of his marriage certificate

18. To Mr John Richmond, Edinburgh. July 9.

Condolence. Forbidden by the Armours to

visit their house

19. To Mr David Brice, Glasgow. July 17. Jean

Armour. Has done penance in church e 13

20. To Mr John Richmond. July 30. Is about to

sail for the West Indies. Threatened with a

jail

21. To Mrs Dunlop of Dunlop. Thanks for her no-

tice. Praise of her ancestor, Sir William

Wallace

22. To Mr John Kennedy. Aug. Farewell

23. To Mr Burness, Montrose. Sept. 26. Domestic

affections. Uncertain of his departure *g 14

24. To Mr Robert Muir, Kilmarnock. Sept. Birth

of his first twin children. "The Calf"

25. To Mr Robert Aiken. Scheme for obtaining him

an excise appointment. Expresses his belief

in the immortality of the soul. Disclaims

misanthropy

a 15

e 14

55. To Mr W. Nicol. Carlisle, June 1. A ride de-

scribed in broad Scotch

56. To the same. Mauchline, June 18. Milton's

Satan his favourite. Misfortune of the poetic

character. Estimate of his friends and ac-

quaintance

57. To Mr James Candlish. Scots Musical Mu-

43. To Mr William Dunbar. Thanks for a present

of Spenser. Soon to leave Edinburgh

ƒ 20

scepticism to religion. Still "the old man

with his deeds"

b 20

47. To Miss ———. A kind of love-letter

b 22

48. To Mrs Dunlop. Apr. 15. Gratitude

49. To Dr Moore. Apr. 23. About to leave Edin-

burgh

a 22

50. To Mrs Dunlop. Apr. 30. Reply to criticisms a 23

51. To the Rev. Dr Blair. May 3. Written on

leaving Edinburgh. Thanks for his kindness

52. To James Johnson. May 3. Promises assist-

ance for the Scots Musical Museum

ƒ 23

53. To William Creech, Esq. Selkirk, May 13. His

tour of the Border. Willie's Awa"

b 23

54. To Mr Pattison, bookseller, Paisley. Receipt of

payment for ninety copies of his poems, sold

a 22

23

at Paisley

ƒ 24

b 24

b 24

26. To Dr Mackenzie, Mauchline. Enclosing verses

on dining with Lord Daer. Character of Mr

Dugald Stewart

b 15

27. To Mrs Stewart, of Stair. Encloses "The Bonny

Lass of Ballochmyle"

28. Proclamation in the name of the Muses

29. To Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Mauchline.

burgh, Dec. 7. Rising fame. Patronage

a 15

a 16

Edin-

b 16

60. To John Richmond. July 7. Richmond's master.

His highland ramble

€ 25

94. To Robert Ainslie, Esq. Mar. 3. Ellisland.
Jean Armour. Message to Clarinda

95. To Richard Brown. Mar. 7. An honest passion

a good stimulus

e 35

135. To Bishop Geddes. Feb. 3. Account of his

situation and prospects

a 49

c 36

136. To Mr James Burness. Feb. 9. Esteem. Ac-

count of his recent affairs. Relatives

d 49

-

97. To Mrs Dunlop. Mar. 17. Disclaims having

ridiculed her

a 36

98. To Miss Chalmers. Mar. 14. Has taken a

lease of Ellisland. Good resolutions. Miss

K.

his poverty. Lines by Mrs Dunlop, improved

by Burns

a 49

138. To Rev. Mr P. Carfrae. Poem by a Mr Mylne a 50

139. To Dr Moore. Mar. 23. Enclosing a poem a 50

140. To Mr Hill. Apr. 2. Apostrophe to frugality.

Orders for books

in the farmer

a 37

-

a 51

To Mrs Dunlop. Apr. 4. Encloses sketch of

C. J. Fox

a 52

142. To Mrs M'Murdo, Drumlanrig. May 2. Gra-

titude for her attentions. Encloses song of

"Bonnie Jean"

€ 52

149. To Mr R. Ainslie. June 8. Overwhelmed with

business. Serious counsel

150. To Mr M'Murdo. June 19.

151. To Mrs Dunlop. June 21.

ligion

a 53

b 54

Encloses a song e 54

Reflections on re-

a 54

185. To Lady W. M. Constable. Jan. 11. Thanks

for the gift of a box which had belonged to

Queen Mary

a 67

186.

ter," &c.

In answer to a letter in which
there was some account of Fergusson
153. To Miss Williams. Enclosing a criticism on a
poem of hers

-

154. To Mr John Logan. Aug. 7.

"The Kirk's

Alarm"

a 55

a 55

e 56

191.

192.

b56

193.

b 57

67

187. To Mr P. Hill. Jan. 17. Tirade on poverty a 68

188. To Mr Cunningham. Encloses "Tam o' Shan-

To A. F. Tytler, Esq., Feb. Reply to Mr T.'s

criticisms on Tam o' Shanter

a 68

189.

190. To Mrs Dunlop. Feb. 7. Hurt arm and hand.

Encloses "Elegy on Miss Burnet." Good

wishes for Mrs D.'s daughter and grandchild a 69

To the Rev. Mr A. Alison. Feb. 14. Doctrine

of association of ideas. Praises Mr A.'s work

on Taste

a 69

To the Rev. G. Baird. Respecting the poems

of M. Bruce

To Dr Moore. Feb. 28. Enclosing some re-

cently composed poems. Has been ranked as

supervisor, though not yet employed as such a 70

To Mr Cunningham. Mar. 12. Encloses two

To Mr W. Dunbar. Jan. 17. Not yet dead.

Good wishes. Encloses a poem

a 68

159. To Mr Richard Brown. Nov. 4. Account of

his excise duties and emoluments

c 57

195.

To Mr Alex. Dalzel. Mar. 19. Death of Lord

Glencairn

671

-

a 57

196.

161. To Mrs Dunlop. Dec. 13. Ill with a nervous

headache. Reflections on immortality

a 58

197.

162. To Lady Winifred Maxwell Constable. Dec. 16.

An effusion of Jacobinism

son.

d 58

To Mrs Dunlop. Apr. 11. Birth of a third

Health of the mother. Appreciates

her homely simplicity of character

198. To

Apology for delay in writing

199. To

Quaint invective on a pedantic critic 72

200. To Mr Cunningham. June 11. Pleads in be-

half of Mr Clarke, a persecuted schoolmaster a 72

201. To the Earl of Buchan. Reply to an invitation

to celebrate the birth-day of Thomson a 72

202. To Mr Thomas Sloan. Sept. 1. Apology for

not writing. Strange scene at the public sale

of his crop

To Mrs Graham of Fintry. Enclosing "Queen

Mary's Lament." His poverty

a 71

a 71

a 71

b73

To Colonel Fullarton, of Fullarton. Oct. 3.
Sends poems. Anxious to be known to one
he respects so much

*f 73

168. To Mr W. Dunbar. Jan. 14. Anxious to keep

up correspondence. Excise business. His

children. Hopes of a better world

169. To Mrs Dunlop. Jan. 25. Some account of

Falconer, author of "The Shipwreck." Touch-

ing stanzas from old Scottish ballads

170. To Mr P. Hill. Feb. 2. Hurry of excise busi-

ness. Case of Miss Burns. Poem of "The

Village Curate." Order for books

171. To Mr W. Nicol. Feb. 9. Nicol's mare dead.

Theatricals

b 62

172. To Mr Cunningham. Feb. 13. Apologies for
his poor paper. Is there a science of life?
Obliged to break the Sabbath. After all, his
chief fears refer to this world
173. To Mr P. Hill. Mar. 2. Orders for books.
Thinks mankind naturally benevolent
174. To Mrs Dunlop. Apr. 10. Love of his coun-
try. Conduct of statesmen. Admires the
Mirror and Lounger. Minds of sensibility
not fitted for the world

175. To Collector Mitchell. Obscure allusions to a

meeting of the county gentlemen

e 64

176. To Dr Moore. July 14. Thanks for a present

of Zeluco. Mrs C. Smith's sonnets

α 64

177. To Mr Murdoch. July 16. Respecting his

brother William

b 65

178. To Mr M'Murdo. Aug. 2. Encloses a poem 65

179. To Mrs Dunlop. Aug. 3. Some one has

wounded his pride

-

180. To Mr Cunningham. Aug. 8. Aspirations after

independence

181, To Dr Anderson. Apologises for inability to
aid in a literary work

60

60

204. To Lady E. Cunningham. Encloses his "La-
ment for the Earl of Glencairn"

205. To Mr Ainslie. Miserable state of his mind

206. To Miss Davies. Apology for neglecting her

commands. Railings at fortune. Wishes to

a 73

a 73

reform the world

a 73

a 74

1792.

a 74

212. To Mr J. Clarke, Edinburgh. July 26. Hu-
morous invitation to come to the country to
teach music

213. To Mrs Dunlop. Aug. 22. Miss Lesley Baillie.

Regrets separation from friends

a 76

b76

214. To Mr Cunningham. Sept. 10. Wild apostro-
phe to a spirit. The conjugal state
ατί

215. To Mrs Dunlop. Sept. 24. Condoles on Mrs

Henri's situation in France. Life of a farmer,

unless on his own property, wretched. His

own increasing family

a 77

Condoles on the death of Mrs

Henri

a 78