Poems and Songs of Robert Burns
-
preface
-
Song—handsome nell
-
Song—o tibbie, i hae Seen the day
-
Song—i dreamd i lay
-
Song—in the character of A ruined Farmer
-
tragic Fragment
-
tarbolton lasses, the
-
montgomeries peggy
-
ploughmans life, the
-
ronalds of the bennals, the
-
song—heres to thy health
-
lass of cessnock banks, the
-
song—bonie peggy alison
-
song—mary morison
-
winter: a dirge
-
prayer, under the pressure of violent anguish
-
paraphrase of the first psalm
-
first six verses of the ninetieth psalm versified, the
-
prayer, in the prospect of death
-
stanzas, on the same occasion
-
fickle fortune: a fragment
-
raging fortune—fragment of song
-
impromptu—“ill go and be a sodger”
-
song—“no churchman am i”
-
a stanza added in a mason lodge
-
my father was a farmer
-
john barleycorn: a ballad
-
death and dying words of poor mailie, the authors only pet yowe., the
-
poor mailies elegy
-
song—the rigs o barley
-
song composed in august
-
song
-
song—green grow the rashes
-
song—wha is that at my bower-door
-
remorse: a fragment
-
epitaph on wm. hood, senr., in tarbolton
-
epitaph on james grieve, laird of boghead, tarbolton
-
epitaph on my own friend and my fathers friend, wm. muir in tarbolton mill
-
epitaph on my ever honoured father
-
ballad on the american war
-
reply to an announcement by j. rankine on his writing to the poet,
-
epistle to john rankine
-
a poets wee to his love-begotten daughter
-
song—o leave novels
-
fragment—the mauchline lady
-
fragment—my girl shes airy
-
the belles of mauchline
-
epitaph on a noisy polemic
-
epitaph on a henpecked country squire
-
epigram on the said occasion
-
another
-
on tam the chapman
-
epitaph on john rankine
-
lines on the authors death
-
man was made to mourn: a dirge
-
the twa herds; or, the holy tulyie
-
epistle to davie, a brother poet
-
holy willies prayer
-
epitaph on holy willie
-
death and doctor hornbook
-
epistle to j. lapraik, an old scottish bard
-
second epistle to j. lapraik
-
epistle to william simson
-
postcript
-
one night as i did wander
-
tho cruel fate should bid us part
-
song—rantin, rovin robin
-
elegy on the death of robert ruisseaux
-
epistle to john goldie, in kilmarnock
-
the holy fair
-
third epistle to j. lapraik
-
epistle to the rev. john mmath
-
second epistle to davie
-
song—young peggy blooms
-
song—farewell to ballochmyle
-
fragment—her flowing locks
-
halloween
-
to a mouse, on turning her up in her nest with the plough, november, 1785
-
epitaph on john dove, innkeeper
-
epitaph for james smith
-
adam armours prayer
-
the jolly beggars: a cantata
-
song—for a that
-
song—merry hae i been teethin a heckle
-
the cotters saturday night
-
address to the deil
-
scotch drink
-
the auld farmers new-year-morning salutation to his auld mare, maggie
-
the twa dogs
-
the authors earnest cry and prayer
-
the ordination
-
epistle to james smith
-
the vision
-
suppressed stanzas of “the vision”
-
address to the unco guid, or the rigidly righteous
-
the inventory
-
to john kennedy, dumfries house
-
to mr. madam, of craigen-gillan
-
to a louse, on seeing one on a ladys bonnet, at church
-
inscribed on a work of hannah mores
-
song, composed in spring
-
to a mountain daisy,
-
to ruin
-
the lament
-
despondency: an ode
-
to gavin hamilton, esq., mauchline,
-
versified reply to an invitation
-
song—will ye go to the indies, my mary?
-
song—my highland lassie, o
-
epistle to a young friend
-
address of beelzebub
-
a dream
-
a dedication
-
versified note to dr. mackenzie, mauchline
-
the farewell to the brethren of st. james lodge, tarbolton.
-
on a scotch bard, gone to the west indies
-
song—farewell to eliza
-
a bards epitaph
-
epitaph on “wee johnie”
-
the lass o ballochmyle
-
lines to an old sweetheart
-
motto prefixed to the authors first publication
-
lines to mr. john kennedy
-
lines written on a banknote
-
stanzas on naething
-
the farewell
-
thomsons edward and eleanora.
-
the calf
-
natures law—a poem
-
song—willie chalmers
-
reply to a trimming epistle received from a tailor
-
the brigs of ayr
-
fragment of song
-
epigram on rough roads
-
prayer—o thou dread power
-
farewell song to the banks of ayr
-
address to the toothache
-
lines on meeting with lord daer
-
masonic song
-
tam samsons elegy
-
the epitaph
-
per contra
-
epistle to major logan
-
fragment on sensibility
-
a winter night
-
song—yon wild mossy mountains
-
address to edinburgh
-
address to a haggis
-
to miss logan, with beatties poems, for a new-years gift, jan. 1, 1787.
-
mr. william smellie—a sketch
-
song—bonie dundee
-
extempore in the court of session
-
inscription for the headstone of fergusson the poet
-
epistle to mrs. scott
-
verses intended to be written below a noble earls picture
-
prologue
-
the bonie moor-hen
-
song—my lord a-hunting
-
epigram at roslin inn
-
epigram addressed to an artist
-
the book-worms
-
on elphinstones translation of martials epigrams
-
song—a bottle and friend
-
epitaph for william nicol, of the high school, edinburgh
-
epitaph for mr. william michie
-
address to wm. tytler, esq., of dhouselee
-
epigram to miss ainslie in church
-
burlesque lament for the absence of william creech, publisher
-
note to mr. renton of lamerton
-
elegy on “stella”
-
the bard at inverary
-
epigram to miss jean scott
-
on the death of john mleod, esq,
-
elegy on the death of sir james hunter blair
-
impromptu on carron iron works
-
to miss ferrier
-
written by somebody on the window
-
the poets reply to the threat of a censorious critic
-
the libellers self-reproof
-
verses written with a pencil
-
song—the birks of aberfeldy
-
the humble petition of bruar water
-
lines on the fall of fyers near loch-ness.
-
epigram on parting with a kind host in the highlands
-
strathallans lament
-
castle gordon
-
song—lady onlie, honest lucky
-
theniel menzies bonie mary
-
the bonie lass of albany
-
on scaring some water-fowl in loch-turit
-
blythe was she
-
a rose-bud by my early walk
-
epitaph for mr. w. cruikshank
-
song—the banks of the devon
-
braving angry winters storms
-
song—my peggys charms
-
the young highland rover
-
birthday ode for 31st december, 1787
-
on the death of robert dundas, esq., of arniston,
-
sylvander to clarinda
-
love in the guise of friendship
-
go on, sweet bird, and sooth my care
-
clarinda, mistress of my soul
-
im oer young to marry yet
-
to the weavers gin ye go
-
mphersons farewell
-
stay my charmer
-
song—my hoggie
-
raving winds around her blowing
-
up in the morning early
-
hey, the dusty miller
-
duncan davison
-
the lad they cajumpin john
-
talk of him thats far awa
-
to daunton me
-
the winter it is past
-
the bonie lad thats far awa
-
verses to clarinda
-
the chevaliers lament
-
epistle to hugh parker
-
of a the airts the wind can blaw
-
song—i hae a wife o my ain
-
lines written in friars-carse hermitage
-
to alex. cunningham, esq., writer
-
song.—anna, thy charms
-
the fete champetre
-
epistle to robert graham, esq., of fintry
-
song.—the day returns
-
song.—o, were i on parnassus hill
-
a mothers lament
-
the fall of the leaf
-
i reign in jeanies bosom
-
auld lang syne
-
my bonie mary
-
the parting kiss
-
written in friars-carse hermitage
-
the poets progress
-
elegy on the year 1788
-
the henpecked husband
-
versicles on sign-posts
-
robin shure in hairst
-
ode, sacred to the memory of mrs. oswald of auchencruive
-
pegasus at wanlockhead
-
sappho redivivus—a fragment
-
song—shes fair and fause
-
impromptu lines to captain riddell
-
lines to john mmurdo, esq. of drumlanrig
-
rhyming reply to a note from captain riddell
-
caledonia—a ballad
-
to miss cruickshank
-
beware o bonie ann
-
ode on the departed regency bill
-
epistle to james tennant of glenconner
-
a new psalm for the chapel of kilmarnock
-
sketch in verse
-
the wounded hare
-
delia, an ode
-
the gardner wi his paidle
-
on a bank of flowers
-
young jockie was the blythest lad
-
the banks of nith
-
jamie, come try me
-
i love my love in secret
-
sweet tibbie dunbar
-
the captains lady
-
john anderson, my jo
-
my love, shes but a lassie yet
-
song—tam glen
-
carle, an the king come
-
the laddies dear sel
-
whistle oer the lave ot
-
my eppie adair
-
on the late captain groses peregrinations thro scotland
-
epigram on francis grose the antiquary
-
the kirk of scotlands alarm
-
presentation stanzas to correspondents
-
sonnet on receiving a favour
-
extemporaneous effusion
-
song—willie brewd a peck o maut
-
ca the yowes to the knowes
-
i gaed a waefu gate yestreen
-
highland harry back again
-
the battle of sherramuir
-
the braes o killiecrankie
-
awa whigs, awa
-
a waukrife minnie
-
the captive ribband
-
my hearts in the highlands
-
the whistle—a ballad
-
to mary in heaven
-
epistle to dr. blacklock
-
the five carlins
-
election ballad for westerha
-
prologue spoken at the theatre of dumfries
-
sketch—new years day, 1790
-
scots prologue for mr. sutherland
-
lines to a gentleman,
-
elegy on willie nicols mare
-
the gowden locks of anna
-
postscript
-
song—i murder hate
-
gudewife, count the lawin
-
election ballad
-
elegy on captain matthew henderson
-
the epitaph
-
verses on captain grose
-
tam o shanter
-
on the birth of a posthumous child
-
elegy on the late miss burnet of monboddo
-
lament of mary, queen of scots, on the approach of spring
-
therell 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
-
craigieburn d
-
epigram on miss davies
-
the charms of lovely davies
-
what can a young lassie do wi an auld man
-
the posie
-
on glenriddells fox breaking his chain
-
poem on pastoral poetry
-
verses on the destruction of the ds near drumlanrig
-
the gallant weaver
-
epigram at brownhill inn
-
lovely polly stewart
-
fragment,—damon and sylvia
-
johnie lad, cock up your beaver
-
my eppie macnab
-
altho he has left me
-
my tochers the jewel
-
o for ane an twenty, tam
-
thou fair eliza
-
my bonie bell
-
sweet afton
-
address to the shade of thomson
-
nithsdales wee hame
-
frae the friends and land i love
-
such a parcel of rogues in a nation
-
ye jacobites by name
-
i hae been at crookieden
-
o kenmures on and awa, willie
-
epistle to john maxwell, esq., of terraughty
-
second epistle to robert graham, esq., of fintry
-
the song of death
-
poem on sensibility
-
the toadeater
-
divine service in the kirk of lamington
-
the keekin-glass
-
a grace before dinner, extempore
-
a grace after dinner, extempore
-
o may, thy morn
-
ae fond kiss, and then we sever
-
behold the hour, the boat, arrive
-
thou gloomy december
-
my native land sae far awa
-
i do confess thou art sae fair
-
lines on fergusson, the poet
-
the weary pund o tow
-
when she cam ben she bobbed
-
scroggam, my dearie
-
my collier laddie
-
sic a wife as willie had
-
lady mary ann
-
kellyburn braes
-
the slaves lament
-
o can ye labour lea?
-
the deuks dang oer my daddie
-
the deils awa wi the exciseman
-
the country lass
-
bessy and her spinnin wheel
-
love for love
-
saw ye bonie lesley
-
fragment of song
-
ill meet thee on the lea rig
-
my wifes a winsome wee thing
-
highland mary
-
auld rob morris
-
the rights of woman
-
epigram on seeing miss fontenelle in a favourite character
-
extempore on some commemorations of thomson
-
duncan gray
-
heres a health to them thats awa
-
a tippling ballad
-
poortith cauld and restless love
-
on politics
-
braw lads o galla water
-
sonnet written on the authors birthday,
-
wandering willie—first version
-
wandering willie—revised version
-
lord gregory
-
open the door to me, oh
-
lovely young jessie
-
meg o the mill
-
meg o the mill—another version
-
the soldiers return
-
versicles, a.d. 1793
-
the true loyal natives
-
on commissary goldies brains
-
lines inscribed in a ladys pocket almanac
-
thanksgiving for a national victory
-
lines on the commemoration of rodneys victory
-
the raptures of folly
-
kirk and state excisemen
-
extempore reply to an invitation
-
grace after meat
-
grace before and after meat
-
impromptu on general dumouriers desertion from the french republican army
-
the last time i came oer the moor
-
logan braes
-
blythe hae i been on yon hill
-
o were my love yon lilac fair
-
bonie jean—a ballad
-
lines on john mmurdo, 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
-
whistle, and ill come to you, my lad
-
phillis the queen o the fair
-
come, let me take thee to my breast
-
dainty davie
-
robert bruces march to bannockburn
-
behold the hour, the boat arrive
-
down the burn, davie
-
thou hast left me ever, jamie
-
where are the joys i have met?
-
deluded swain, the pleasure
-
thine am i, my faithful fair
-
on mrs. riddells birthday
-
my spouse nancy
-
address
-
complimentary epigram on maria riddell
-
remorseful apology
-
wilt thou be my dearie?
-
a fiddler in the north
-
the minstrel at lincluden
-
a vision
-
a red, red rose
-
young jamie, pride of a the plain
-
the flowery banks of cree
-
monody
-
the epitaph
-
pinned to mrs. walter riddells carriage
-
epitaph for mr. walter riddell
-
epistle from esopus to maria
-
epitaph on a noted cob
-
on capt. lascelles
-
on wm. graham, esq., of mossknowe
-
on john bushby, esq., tinwald downs
-
sonnet on the death of robert riddell
-
the lovely lass o inverness
-
charlie, hes my darling
-
bannocks o bear meal
-
the highland balou
-
the highland widows lament
-
it was a for our rightfu king
-
ode for general washingtons birthday
-
inscription to miss graham of fintry
-
on the seas and far away
-
ca the yowes to the knowes—second version
-
she says she loes me best of a
-
to dr. maxwell
-
to the beautiful miss eliza j—n
-
on chloris
-
on seeing mrs. kemble in yarico
-
epigram on a country laird,
-
on being shewn a beautiful country seat
-
on hearing it asserted falsehood
-
on a suicide
-
on a swearing cob
-
on an innkeeper nicknamed “the marquis”
-
on andrew turner
-
pretty peg
-
esteem for chloris
-
saw ye my dear, my philly
-
how lang and dreary is the night
-
inconstancy in love
-
the lovers morning salute to his mistress
-
the winter of life
-
behold, my love, how green the groves
-
the charming month of may
-
lassie wi the lint-white locks
-
dialogue song—philly and willy
-
contented wi little and cantie wi mair
-
farewell thou stream
-
canst thou leave me thus, my katie
-
my nanies awa
-
the tear-drop
-
for the sake o somebody
-
a mans a man for a that
-
craigieburn d
-
the solemn league and covenant
-
lines sent with a present of a dozen of porter.
-
inscription on a goblet
-
apology for declining an invitation to dine
-
epitaph for mr. gabriel richardson
-
epigram on mr. james gracie
-
bonie peg-a-ramsay
-
inscription at friars carse hermitage
-
there was a bonie lass
-
wee willie gray
-
o aye my wife she dang me
-
gude ale keeps the heart aboon
-
o steer her up an haud her gaun
-
the lass o ecclefechan
-
o let me in thes ae night
-
her answer
-
ill aye ca in by yon town
-
o wat ye whas in yon town
-
ballads on mr. herons election, 1795
-
inscription for an altar of independence
-
the cardin ot, the spinnin ot
-
the cooper o cuddy
-
the lass that made the bed to me
-
had i the wyte? she bade me
-
does haughty gaul invasion threat?
-
address to the dlark
-
song.—on chloris being ill
-
how cruel are the parents
-
mark yonder pomp of costly fashion
-
twas na her bonie blue ee
-
their groves osweet myrtle
-
forlorn, my love, no comfort near
-
fragment,—why, why tell the lover
-
the braw er
-
this is no my ain lassie
-
o bonie was yon rosy brier
-
song inscribed to alexander cunningham
-
o thats the lassie o my heart
-
inscription
-
fragment.—leezie lindsay
-
fragment.—the wrens nest
-
news, lassies, news
-
crowdie ever mair
-
mallys meek, mallys sweet
-
jockeys taen the parting kiss
-
verses to collector mitchell
-
postscript
-
the dean of faculty
-
epistle to colonel de peyster
-
a lass wi a tocher
-
heron election ballad, no. iv.
-
complimentary versicles to jessie lewars
-
o lay thy loof in mine, lass
-
a health to ane i loe dear
-
o wert thou in the cauld blast
-
inscription to miss jessy lewars
-
fairest maid on devon banks
-
glossary