The poetical works of Robert Burns, ed. by W.M. Rossetti. ed. by W.M. Rosetti [sic].

Robert Burns

1882

Contents

• CONTENTS: 1
• Oh why the Deuce should I Repine?: 8
• The Twa Herds or The Holy Tulzie: 17
• Halloween: 24
• Man was made to Mourn: 31
• Address to the Deil: 38
• The Vision 88888: 51
• A Winter Night: 58
• The Auld Farmers NewYear Morning Salutation to his Auld Mare: 71
• To a Louse on seeing one on a Ladys Bonnet at Church: 80
• The Inventory in answer to a Mandate by the Surveyor of Taxes: 86
• The Holy Fair: 100
• A Bards Epitaph: 106
• The Farewell: 112
• A Prayer left by the Author at a Reverend Friends House in the Room: 119
• Lines on meeting with Lord Daer: 125
• To a Haggis: 131
• Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair: 137
• To Miss Ferrier enclosing the Elegy on Sir J H Blair: 138
• Poetical Address to Mr William Tytler: 144
• A Mothers Lament on the Death of her Son: 150
• Verses on Seeing a Wounded Hare Limp by me which a Fellow: 156
• Verses on Captain Groses Peregrinations through Scotland collecting: 163
• Prologue for Mr Sutherlands Benefit Night Dumfries: 169
• Tam OShanter: 176
• On the Birth of a Posthumous Child: 183
• Lines sent to Sir John Whitefoord Bart of Whitefoord with the fore: 188
• On the Death of a Favourite Child: 194
• Liberty A Fragment: 200
• Epistle to Davie a Brother Poet: 213
• Second Epistle to Lapraik: 220
• Third Epistle to John Lapraik: 229
• Epistle to Gavin Hamilton Esq recommending a: 238
• Epistle to a Young Friend: 241
• Epistle to William Creech: 248
• Epistle to Dr Blacklock: 255
• Fourth Epistle to Robert Graham Esq of Fintry: 262
• Extempore on William Smellie: 268
• To the Same: 271
• Epigram on Bacon: 277
• On a Friend: 283
• On a Noted Coxcomb: 284
• A Bottle and an Honest Friend: 290
• On Cessnock Banks Another version: 297
• The Rigs o Barley: 303
• When clouds in skies do come together: 307
• The Highland Lassie: 313
• The Bonny Banks of Ayr: 319
• Lady Onlie: 325
• Whistle and Ill come to you my lad: 331
• The Day Returns: 338
• My Bonny Mary: 341
• The Ploughman: 347
• Oh Willie Brewd a Peck o Maut: 353
• When first I saw Fair Jeanies Face: 359
• Blooming Nelly: 365
• Come rede me dame: 371
• Whistle oer the lave ot: 375
• The Bonny Wee Thing: 381
• Bonny Lesley: 387
• CraigieBurn Wood: 388
• Yon wild mossy mountains: 393
• Smiling Spring comes in rejoicing: 400
• Shes Fair and Fause: 401
• The deuks dang oer my daddie: 406
• Ye Jacobites by name: 409
• Fareweel to a our Scottish fame: 415
• Meg o the Mill: 421
• Phillis the Fair: 427
• Fair Jenny: 433
• Lovely Polly Stewart: 439
• Oh Mallys meek Mallys sweet: 443
• Ah Chloris: 449
• Wha is that at my Bowerdoor?: 455
• The Farewell: 461
• The Highland Laddie: 467
• Guid een to you kimmer: 473
• Coming through the Rye: 474
• The Dumfries Volunteers: 482
• Twas na her bonny blue ee: 488
• An Excellent New Song: 494
• Brose and Butter: 500
• 136: 503

Popular passages

Page 430 - Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha can fill a coward's grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? Let him turn and flee! Wha, for Scotland's King and Law, Freedom's sword will strongly draw, Free-man stand, or Free-man fa', Let him on wi‎

Page 84 - tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord its various tone, Each spring its various bias : Then at the balance let's be mute, We never can adjust it; What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted.‎

Page 474 - Then let us pray that come it may, As come it will for a' that ; That sense and worth, o'er a' the earth, May bear the gree, and a' that. For a‎

Page 177 - But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloom is shed ! Or like the snowfall in the river, A moment white — then melts for ever ; Or like the borealis race, That flit ere you can point their place ; Or like the rainbow's lovely form, Evanishing amid the storm. Nae man can tether3 time or tide ; The hour approaches Tam maun ride ; That hour, o...‎

Page 33 - O happy love ! where love like this is found ! O heart-felt raptures ! bliss beyond compare ! I've paced much this weary, mortal round, And sage experience bids me this declare — ' If Heaven a draught of heavenly pleasure spare, One cordial in this melancholy vale, 'Tis when a youthful, loving, modest pair, In other's arms breathe out the tender tale, :>Jeneath the milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale.‎

Page 310 - My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream, Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.‎

Page 474 - A marquis, duke, and a' that ; But an honest man's aboon his might, Guid faith he mauna fa' that : For a' that, and a' that, Their dignities and a' that, The pith o' sense, and pride o' worth, Are higher ranks than a‎

Page 212 - And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest : Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us happy lang ; The heart aye's the part aye, That makes us right or wrang. Think ye, that sic as you and I, Wha drudge and drive thro...‎

Page 178 - Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge: He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a...‎

Page 34 - The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride. His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care ; And " Let us worship God ! ‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: The poetical works of Robert Burns, ed. by W.M. Rossetti. ed. by W.M. Rosetti [sic].
• Author: Robert Burns
• Editor: William Michael Rossetti
• Published: 1882
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Aug 4, 2006