1790
Sketch—New Year’s Day [1790] Scots’ Prologue For Mr. Sutherland Lines To A Gentleman, Elegy On Willie Nicol’s Mare Song—The Gowden Locks Of Anna Song—I Murder Hate Song—Gudewife, Count The Lawin Election Ballad At the close of the contest for representing the Dumfries Burghs, 1790. Elegy On Captain Matthew Henderson The Epitaphon Captain Matthew Henderson Verses On Captain Grose Tam O’ Shanter: A Tale On The Birth Of A Posthumous Child Elegy On The Late Miss Burnet Of Monboddo
1791
Lament Of Mary, Queen Of Scots, On The Approach Of Spring There’ll Never Be Peace Till Jamie Comes Hame Song—Out Over The Forth The Banks O’ Doon (First Version) The Banks O’ Doon (Second Version) The Banks O’ Doon (Third Version) Lament For James, Earl Of Glencairn Lines Sent To Sir John Whiteford, Bart Song—Craigieburn Wood Song—The Bonie Wee Thing Epigram On Miss Davies Song—The Charms Of Lovely Davies Song—What Can A Young Lassie Do Wi’ An Auld Man Song—The Posie On Glenriddell’s Fox Breaking His Chain Poem On Pastoral Poetry Verses On The Destruction Of The Woods Near Drumlanrig Song—The Gallant Weaver Epigram At Brownhill Inn^1 Song—You’re Welcome, Willie Stewart Song—Lovely Polly Stewart Song—Fragment,—Damon And Sylvia Song—Fragment—Johnie Lad, Cock Up Your Beaver Song—My Eppie Macnab Song—Fragment—Altho’ He Has Left Me Song—O For Ane An’ Twenty, Tam Song—Thou Fair Eliza Song—My Bonie Bell Song—Sweet Afton Address To The Shade Of Thomson Song—Nithsdale’s Welcome Hame Song—Frae The Friends And Land I Love Song—Such A Parcel Of Rogues In A Nation Song—Ye Jacobites By Name Song—I Hae Been At Crookieden Epistle To John Maxwell, ESQ., Of Terraughty Second Epistle To Robert Graham, ESQ., Of Fintry The Song Of Death Poem On Sensibility Epigram—The Toadeater Epigram—Divine Service In The Kirk Of Lamington Epigram—The Keekin’-Glass A Grace Before Dinner A Grace After Dinner Song—O May, Thy Morn Song—Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever Song—Behold The Hour, The Boat, Arrive Song—Thou Gloomy December Song—My Native Land Sae Far Awa
1792
Song—I do Confess Thou Art Sae Fair Lines On Fergusson, The Poet Song—The Weary Pund O’ Tow Song—When She Cam’ Ben She Bobbed Song—Scroggam, My Dearie Song—My Collier Laddie Song—Sic A Wife As Willie Had Song—Lady Mary Ann Song—Kellyburn Braes Song—The Slave’s Lament Song—O Can Ye Labour Lea? Song—The Deuks Dang O’er My Daddie Song—The Deil’s Awa Wi’ The Exciseman Song—The Country Lass Song—Bessy And Her Spinnin’ Wheel Song—Fragment—Love For Love Song—Saw Ye Bonie Lesley Song—Fragment Of Song Song—I’ll Meet Thee On The Lea Rig Song—My Wife’s A Winsome Wee Thing Song—Highland Mary Song—Auld Rob Morris The Rights Of Woman—Spoken by Miss Fontenelle Epigram On Miss Fontenelle Extempore On Some Commemorations Of Thomson Song—Duncan Gray Song—A Health To Them That’s Awa A Tippling Ballad—When Princes and Prelates
1793
Song—Poortith Cauld And Restless Love Epigram On Politics Song—Braw Lads O’ Galla Water Sonnet Written On The Author’s Birthday, Song—Wandering Willie Wandering Willie (Revised Version) Lord Gregory: A Ballad Song—Open The Door To Me, Oh Song—Lovely Young Jessie Song—Meg O’ The Mill Song—Meg O’ The Mill (Another Version) The Soldier’s Return: A Ballad Epigram—The True Loyal Natives Epigram—On Commissary Goldie’s Brains Lines Inscribed In A Lady’s Pocket Almanac Epigram—Thanksgiving For A National Victory Epigram—The Raptures Of Folly Epigram—Kirk and State Excisemen Extempore Reply To An Invitation A Grace After Meat Grace Before And After Meat Impromptu On General Dumourier’s Desertion From The French Republican Army Song—The Last Time I Came O’er The Moor Song—Logan Braes Song—Blythe Hae I been On Yon Hill Song—O Were My Love Yon Lilac Fair Bonie Jean—A Ballad Lines On John M’Murdo, ESQ. Epitaph On A Lap-Dog Epigrams Against The Earl Of Galloway Epigram On The Laird Of Laggan Song—Phillis The Fair Song—Had I A Cave Song.—By Allan Stream Song—Whistle, And I’ll Come To You, My Lad Song—Phillis The Queen O’ The Fair Song—Come, Let Me Take Thee To My Breast Song—Dainty Davie Song—Robert Bruce’s March To Bannockburn Song—Behold The Hour, The Boat Arrive Song—Down The Burn, Davie Song—Thou Hast Left Me Ever, Jamie Song—Where Are The Joys I have Met? Song—Deluded Swain, The Pleasure Song—Thine Am I, My Faithful Fair Impromptu On Mrs. Riddell’s Birthday Song—My Spouse Nancy Address Spoken by Miss Fontenelle Complimentary Epigram On Maria Riddell
1794
Remorseful Apology Song—Wilt Thou Be My Dearie? Song—A Fiddler In The North The Minstrel At Lincluden A Vision Song—A Red, Red Rose Song—Young Jamie, Pride Of A’ The Plain Song—The Flowery Banks Of Cree Monody On a lady famed for her Caprice. The Epitaph On the Same Epigram Pinned To Mrs. Walter Riddell’s Carriage Epitaph For Mr. Walter Riddell Epistle From Esopus To Maria Epitaph On A Noted Coxcomb Epitaph On Capt. Lascelles Epitaph On Wm. Graham, Esq., Of Mossknowe Epitaph On John Bushby, Esq., Tinwald Downs Sonnet On The Death Of Robert Riddell Song—The Lovely Lass O’ Inverness Song—Charlie, He’s My Darling Song—Bannocks O’ Bear Meal Song—The Highland Balou The Highland Widow’s Lament Song—It Was A’ For Our Rightfu’ King Ode For General Washington’s Birthday Inscription To Miss Graham Of Fintry Song—On The Seas And Far Away Song—Ca’ The Yowes To The Knowes Song—She Says She Loes Me Best Of A’ Epigram—On Miss Jessy Staig’s recovery. To The Beautiful Miss Eliza J-N On her Principles of Liberty and Equality. On Chloris Requesting me to give her a Spring of Blossomed Thorn. On Seeing Mrs. Kemble In Yarico Epigram On A Country Laird (Cardoness) Epigram on the Same Laird’s Country Seat Epigram on Dr. Babinton’s Looks Epigram On A Suicide Epigram On A Swearing Coxcomb Epigram On An Innkeeper Nicknamed (The Marquis) Epigram On Andrew Turner Song—Pretty Peg Esteem For Chloris Song—Saw Ye My Dear, My Philly Song—How Lang And Dreary Is The Night Song—Inconstancy In Love The Lover’s Morning Salute To His Mistress Song—The Winter Of Life Song—Behold, My Love, How Green The Groves Song—The Charming Month Of May Song—Lassie Wi’ The Lint-White Locks Dialogue song—Philly And Willy Song—Contented Wi’ Little And Cantie Wi’ Mair Song—Farewell Thou Stream Song—Canst Thou Leave Me Thus, My Katie Song—My Nanie’s Awa Song—The Tear-Drop—Wae is my heart Song—For The Sake O’ Somebody
1795
Song—A Man’s A Man For A’ That The Solemn League And Covenant Lines to John Syme with a Dozen of Porter. Inscription On Mr. Syme’s Crystal Goblet Apology To Mr. Syme For Not Dining with him Epitaph For Mr. Gabriel Richardson Epigram On Mr. James Gracie Song—Bonie Peg-a-Ramsay Inscription At Friars’ Carse Hermitage Song—Fragment—There Was A Bonie Lass Song—Fragment—Wee Willie Gray Song—O Aye My Wife She Dang Me Song—Gude Ale Keeps The Heart Aboon Song—O Steer Her Up An’ Haud Her Gaun Song—The Lass O’ Ecclefechan Song—O Let Me In Thes Ae Night Song—I’ll Aye Ca’ In By Yon Town Ballads on Mr. Heron’s Election—Ballad First Ballads on Mr. Heron’s Election—Ballad Second Ballads on Mr. Heron’s Election—Ballad Third Inscription For An Altar Of Independence Song—The Cardin O’t, The Spinnin O’t Song—The Cooper O’ Cuddy Song—The Lass That Made The Bed To Me Song—Had I The Wyte? She Bade Me Song—Does Haughty Gaul Invasion Threat? Song—Address To The Woodlark Song.—On Chloris Being Ill Song—How Cruel Are The Parents Song—Yonder Pomp Of Costly Fashion Song—’Twas Na Her Bonie Blue E’e Song—Their Groves O’Sweet Myrtle Song—Forlorn, My Love, No Comfort Near Song—Fragment,—Why, Why Tell The Lover Song—The Braw Wooer Song—This Is No My Ain Lassie Song—O Bonie Was Yon Rosy Brier Song—Song Inscribed To Alexander Cunningham Song—O That’s The Lassie O’ My Heart
Inscription to Chloris Song—Fragment.—The Wren’s Nest Song—News, Lassies, News Song—Crowdie Ever Mair Song—Mally’s Meek, Mally’s Sweet Song—Jockey’s Taen The Parting Kiss Verses To Collector Mitchell