CONTENTS OF VOLUME FIRST.

Chronological Summary of the Life and Writings of

Robert Burns,

Page

xvii

Original verses by Burns, and information received too

late to be inserted in the body of the Work, lxxxix

Fac-simile Title-page of Original Kilmarnock Edition. xciii

The Poet's First Preface (verbatim),

XCV

1

8

12

Postscript to the above,.

17

The Holy Fair,

19

Address to the Deil,

26

The death and dying words of poor

Poor Mailie's Elegy,

32

Epistle to J. S****

34

To a Mouse,

A Dream: The Royal Birth-day Levee,

The Vision (as originally published), .

Halloween,

The farmer's salutation to his auld mare, Maggie,

The Cotter's Saturday Night,

Epistle to Davie, a brother Poet,

Lament on the unfortunate issue of a friend's amour,

A Prayer in the prospect of Death,

To a Mountain-Daisy,

To Ruin.

87

8588

90

Epistle to a young friend,

On a Scotch Bard gone to the West Indies,

A Dedication to G**** H*******, Esq.,

To a Louse,

Epistle to J. L*****k, April 1st, 1785,

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91

95

98

102

104

To the same, April 21st, 1785,

109

To W. S*****n, Ochiltree,

113

Postscript to the foregoing,

117

Epistle to J. R******, enclosing some poems,

120

Song-The Rigs o' Barley,

123

Song composed in August,

124

Song From thee, Eliza, I must go,

The Farewell-To St. James's Lodge, Tarbolton,

Epitaph on a henpecked country Squire,

Epigram on said occasion,

Another on the same,

Epitaph on a celebrated ruling Elder,'

on a noisy Polemic,

on Wee Johnie,

for the Author's Father,

for R. A., Esq.,

Note in reference to the Author's Glossary in First

Edition,

PIECES ADDED IN THE AUTHOR'S NEW EDITION

PUBLISHED AT EDINBURGH IN APRIL, 1787.

Dedication to the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the

Caledonian Hunt,

Death and Doctor Hornbook,

The Brigs of Ayr,

The Ordination,

The Calf,

The Vision (additional published stanzas),

Suppressed stanzas of "The Vision,"

Address to the unco guid, or the rigidly righteous,

Tam Samson's Elegy,

The Epitaph, and Per Contra,

A Winter Night,

Stanzas composed in the prospect of Death,
Verses left at a reverend friend's house,
The First Psalm paraphrased,

A Prayer, under the pressure of violent anguish,
The first six verses of the Ninetieth Psalm,

To Miss L

with Beattie's Poems,

Address to a Haggis, .

Address to Edinburgh,

SONGS PRODUCED BY BURNS, IN THE FIRST FOUR
VOLS. OF "JOHNSON'S MUSICAL MUSEUM."

Introductory Note, .

Songs from Johnson's First Vol., May 22, 1787.

197

Songs from Johnson's Second Vol., Feb. 14, 1788.

To the Weaver's gin ye go,

Whistle, an' I'll come to you, my lad,

204

I'm o'er young to marry yet,

205

The birks of Aberfeldy,

206

M'Pherson's Farewell,

The Highland Lassie, O,

207

208

Tho' cruel Fate should bid us part,

Stay, my charmer, can you leave me?

Strathallan's Lament,

What will I do gin my Hoggie die?

Jumpin John,

Up in the morning early,

The Young Highland Rover,

The Dusty Miller,

How long and dreary is the night (first set),

Songs from Johnson's Third Vol., Feb. 2, 1790.

Awa', Whigs, awa',

255

Ca' the ewes to the knowes (first set),

256

Merry hae I been teethin' a heckle,

257

A mother's lament for the death of her son,

258

The braes o' Ballochmyle,

259

The rantin dog, the daddie o't,

260

My Mary, dear departed Shade,

Eppie Adair,

The Battle of Sherra-Moor,

Young Jockey was the blythest lad,
A waukrife Minnie,

For a' that, an' a' that (first set),

Willie brew'd a peck o' maut,

Killicrankie,

The blue-eyed Lassie,

The banks of Nith,

Tam Glen,

Songs from Johnson's Fourth Vol., August 13, 1792.