The Prose Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Letters and Correspondence, Literary and Critical, and Amatory Epistles Including Letters to Clarinda, &c., &c

Mackenzie and Dent, 1819 - Poets, Scottish - 610 pages

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... Fintry , Esq . A Petition for a Situation in the Excise 57 To Mr. P. Hill , Oct. 1. Criticism on a Poem , intitled ' An Address to Lochlomond ' 4 - 58 To Mrs. Dunlop , at Moreham Maines , Nov. 13 107 41 108 112 No. 59 To Nov. 8. Defence ...

Page vi
... Fintry . Inclosing Queen Mary's Lament ' · 198 103 From the Rev. G. Baird , Feb. 8 . Requesting Assistance Shanter , ' & c . in publishing the Poems of Michael Bruce 104 To the Rev. G. Baird . In Reply to the above C 105 To Dr. Moore ...

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... Fintry ; one of the worthiest and most accomplished gentlemen , not only of this country , but I will dare to say it of this age . The follow- ing are just the first crude thoughts ' unhousel'd , unanointed , unaneal'd . ' † Here the ...

Page 107
... FINTRY . SIR , WHEN I had the honour of being in- troduced to you at Athole - house , I did not think so soon of asking a favour of you . When Lear , in Shakespeare , asks old Kent why he wished to be in his service , he answers ...

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... Fintry , esq . a gentleman of uncommon worth , to whom I lie under very great obligations . The story of the poem , like most of my poems , is connected with my own story , and to give you the one , I must give you something of the ...

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To a Female Friend 1780	1

Dr Blacklock to the Rev G Laurie Encouraging	11

To Dr Moore Grateful Acknowledgments of his Notice	17

Extract concerning the Monument erected for Ferguson	23

Page	29

From Dr Moore Criticism and good Advice	38

To the same Feb 12 Defence of himself	44

To the same May 27	55

To Mr On his Prospects in the Excise	257

To Mrs Paying his Respects On the ginhorse Class of Society	258

To the same	259

To the same Lending Werter	260

To the same On a Return of interrupted Friendship	261

To the same On a temporary Estrangement ib 140 To John Syme Esq Reflections on the Happiness of Mr O	262

Excellent Character of Miss Kennedy	263

To Miss Requesting the Return of Manuscripts lent to a deceased Friend	264

To Mrs Dunlop With Lines on a Hermitage	68

47	90

To Mr P Hill	96

To the same	102

To Mr Cunningham With a Jacobite Song	109

No Page 117 From A F Tytler Esq Nov 27 Criticism on the Whis	117

To Mrs Danlop March 4 Reflectious after a Visit	132

No Page	146

From	150

To R Graham of Fintry Esq A Petition for a Situation	205

From the Earl of Buchan Inviting the Bard to the Coro	217

112	218

tle and the Lament	224

To Miss Davies Apology for neglecting her Commands Moral Reflections	226

To Mrs Dunlop Inclosing the Song of Death	229

To Mrs Dunlop Jan 5 1792 Acknowledging the Pre sent of a Cup	230

To Mr William Smellie Printer Jan 22 Introducing Mrs Riddel	232

To Mr W Nicol Ironical Thanks for Advice	233

To Mr Cunningham March 3 Commissions his Arms to be cut on a Seal Moral Reflections	235

To Mrs Dunlop Account of his meeting with Miss L B and inclosing a Song on her	237

To Mr Cunningham Wild Apostrophe to a Spirit	240

To Mrs Dunlop Sep 24 Account of his Family	245

To the same Letter of Condolence under Affliction	247

To the same With a Poem entitled the Rights of Wo men	248

To Miss B of York Letter of Friendship	251

To Miss C Character and Temperament of a Poet	252

To John MMurdo Esq Repaying Money	254

To a Lady In Favour of a Players Benefit	256

To Mr Cunningham Melancholy Reflections Chearing Prospects of a better World	265

To Mrs R Supposes himself to be writing from the Dead to the Living	268

To Mr Robert Ainslie Finishing his Excise Instructions	269

To Mrs Dunlop Dec 15 1795 Reflections on the Situ ation of his Family in Case of his Death Praise of Cow pers Task	270

To Mrs Dunlop in London Expresses his Disappoint mentAppointment to the ExciseHis Religious Feel ingsRemarks on Dr Moores View of Society a...	273

To Mrs R June 4 1766 Apology for not going to	277

To Capt Riddel Poetic Compositions	283

To Crawford Tait Esq Character and Recommendation	289

To Charles Sharpe Esq Inclosing a Ballad	292

To Francis Grose Esq Introducing Professor Dugald	293

To J F Erskine Esq Gratitude for his Patronage	299

163	300

To Miss Fontenelle Accompanying a Prologue to	308

169	312

174	319

To Mr John Richmond Edinburgh Giving an Account	408

To Dr Mackenzie Inclosing extempore VersesCharac	415

To Mrs Dunlop Jan 25 Some Account of Falconer	417

To the same With a Copy of Verses	421

To the same Miltons Satan his FavouriteMisfortune	427

To Miss Margaret Chalmers Fireside of Wisdom and Pru	432

To Mr Beugo At a Loss for social CommunicationEl	457

To Mr James Johnson Two more SongsAsks a fair	465

To Dr Anderson Declines assisting in his purposed Pub	513

To Col W Dunbar Is still alive fulfilling one great	525

Letter to the Provost c of Dumfries	533

APPENDIX	585

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&c.-See Poems acquaintance admire amiable Ayrshire ballad bard book of Job BURNS character charming compliments copy creature CUNNINGHAM dare dear Madam DEAR SIR Dryburgh Abbey duke of Athole Dumfries DUNLOP earl of Glencairn Edinburgh elegant Ellisland English esteem excise fancy fate favour favourite feel FINTRY flattering follies friendship genius gentleman give happy hear heart honest honoured friend hope house of Stewart human humble humour idea inclose kind lady late letter lord Mauchline meet ment merit mind miserable muse native nature never night obliging opinion perhaps perusal pleased pleasure poet poetic poetry poor present racter reason ROBERT BURNS Scotland Scots Scottish sentiment Shanter shew sincerely song soul spirit stanzas taste tell thanks thee thing THOMSON thou thought tion tune verses virtue wish worth wretch write Zeluco

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Title	The Prose Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Letters and Correspondence, Literary and Critical, and Amatory Epistles Including Letters to Clarinda, &c., &c
Author	Robert Burns
Publisher	Mackenzie and Dent, 1819
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	Oct 2, 2008
Length	610 pages

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