No.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

LETTER S..

Page

I. To Mr. JOHN MURDOCH, 15th Jan. 1783.
Burns's former teacher; giving an account

II.

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of his present studies, and temper of mind,

Extracts from MSS. Observations on va-
rious subjects,

III. To Mr. AIKEN. 1786. Written under dis-

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16

IV. To Mrs. DUNLOP. Thanks for her notice.

Praise of her ancestor, Sir William Wallace, 21

V. To Mrs. STEWART of Stair. Enclosing a
poem on Miss A-

23

VI. Proclamation in the name of the Muses, 26

VII. Dr. BLACKLOCK to the Rev. G. LowRIE.

Encouraging the Bard to visit Edinburgh,

and print a new edition of his poems there, 29

VIII. From the Rev. Mr. LOWRIE. 22d Decem-
ber, 1786. Advice to the Bard how to
conduct himself in Edinburgh,

IX. To Mr. CHALMERS. 27th Dec. 1786. Praise

of Miss Burnet of Monboddo,

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No.

X.

To the Earl of EGLINGTON. Jan. 1787.

Thanks for his patronage,

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XI. To Mrs. DUNLOP. 15th Jan. 1787. Ac-

count of his situation in Edinburgh,

XII. To Dr. MOORE. 1787. Grateful ac-

knowledgments of Dr. M.'s notice of him

in his letters to Mrs. Dunlop

XIII. From Dr. MOORE. 23d Jan. 1787. In

answer to the foregoing, and enclosing a

sonnet on the Bard, by Miss Williams,

XIV. To the Rev. G. LowRIE. Thanks for ad-

vice-reflections on his situation-compli-

ment paid to Miss L, by Mr. Mac-

kenzie,

XV. To Dr. MOORE. 15th Feb. 1787,

XVI. From Dr. MOORE. 28th Feb. 1787. Sends

the Bard a present of his " View of So-

ciety and Manners." &c.

XVII. To the Earl of GLENCAIRN. 1787. Grate-

ful acknowledgment of kindness,

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52

XVIII. To the Earl of BUCHAN. In reply to a

letter of advice,

XIX. Extract concerning the monument erected

for Fergusson by our Poet,

XXIII. To the Same. 15th April, 1787. On the

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XXIV. To Dr. MOORE. 23d April, 1787. On

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XXV. Extract to Mrs. DUNLOP. 30th April.

Reply to Criticisms,

XXVI. To the Rev. Dr. BLAIR. Sd May.

Thanks for his kindness

Edinburgh.

77

XXVII. From Dr. BLAIR. 4th May. In reply
to the preceding

XXVIII. From Dr. MOORE. 23d May, 1787.
Criticism and good advice,

XXIX. To Mr. WALKER, at Blair of Athole.

Enclosing the Humble Petition of

Bruar-water to the Duke of Athole,

XXX. To Mr. G. BURNS. 17th Sept. Ac-

count of his Tour through the High-

lands,

XXXI. From Mr. RAMSAY of Ochtertyre. 22d

Enclosing Latin Inscriptions

Oct.

with Translations, and the Tale of

Omeron Cameron .

XXXII. Mr. RAMSAY to the Rev. W. YOUNG.

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22d Oct. introducing our Poet, . . 102

XXXIII. Mr. RAMSAY to Dr. BLACKLOCK.

27th Oct. Anecdotes of Scottish Songs

XXXIV. From Mr. JOHN MURDOCH, in Lon-

don. 28th Oct. In answer to No. 1. 107

XXXV. From Mr.

Oct. 1787.

Gordon Castle, 31st

Acknowledging a song

sent to Lady Charlotte Gordon,

117

closing Erse songs, with the music,

XXXVIII. To the Earl of GLENCAIRN. Re-

XXXIX, To DALRYMPLE, Esq. Con-

gratulation on his becoming a poet.

-Praise of Lord Glencairn,

XL. To Sir JOHN WHITEFOORD.

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122

Dec.

1787. Thanks for Friendship.-Re-

flections on the poetical character,

124

XLI. To Mrs. DUNLOP. 21st Jan. 1788.

Written on recovery from sickness, . 127

XLII. Extract to the Same. 12th Feb. 1788.

XLIII. To the Same. 7th March, 1788. Who

129

had heard that he had ridiculed her, 130

XLIV. To Mr. CLEGHORN. 31st March,

1788. Mentioning his having com-

posed the first stanza of the Cheva-

lier's Lament,

132

XLV. From Mr. CLEGHORN. 27th April.

In reply to the above. The Cheva-

lier's Lament in full, in a note, 134

XLVI. To Mrs. DUNLOP, 28th April. Giv-
ing an account of his prospects,

137

XLVII. From the Rev. J. SKINNER. 28th

April, 1788. Enclosing two songs, one

by himself, the other by a Buchan

ploughman; the songs printed at large, 139

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XLVIII. To Professor D. STEWART. 3d May.

Thanks for his friendship,

XLIX. Extract to Mrs. DUNLOP. 4th May.

Remarks on Dryden's Virgil, and

Pope's Odyssey,

LI. To the Same, at Mr. Dunlop's, Had-
dington. 13th June, 1788. Account

of his marriage,

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LII. To Mr. P. HILL. With a present of

cheese,

LIII. To Mrs. DUNLOP. 2d August, 1788.

With lines on a hermitage,

LIV. To the Same. 10th August.
account of his marriage, .

LV. To the Same. 16th August.

tions on human life,

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LVI. To R. GRAHAM, of Fintry, Esq.

petition in verse for a situation in the

Excise,

LVII. To Mr. P. HILL. 1st Oct. 1788.

Criticism on a poem, entitled, " An

Address to Lochlomond."

LVIII. To Mrs. DUNLOP, at Moreham Maines.

insulting fallen greatness,

LX. To Mrs. DUNLOP. 17th December,

with the soldier's song" Go fetch to