INDEX TO VOL I.

No.

I.

II.

Page

To his Father.-Written in a season of de-
spondency-Beneficial tendency of moral
and religious meditations
To Mr. John Murdoch, his former teacher;
giving an account of his studies, and tem-
per of mind

III. Extracts from MSS. on various subjects
IV. To Mr. Aiken.-Written under distress of
mind

V. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Thanks for her notice-
Praise of her ancestor, sir William Wallace.
VI. To Mrs. Stewart of Stair.-Enclosing a poem
on miss A***

VII. To Miss ***. With the above-mentioned
poem-Poets most susceptible of the beauties
of Nature

VIII. Proclamation in the name of the Muses
IX. To Mr. Chalmers.-Praise of Miss Burnet of

Monboddo.

X. To the Earl of Eglinton.-Thanks for his pa-

tronage

XI. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Account of his situation in

Edinburgh

XII. To Dr. Moore.-Grateful acknowledgments of
Dr. M.'s notice of him in his letters to Mrs.
Dunlop

5

7

10

17

21

22

24

26

27

28

29

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No.

XIII. To the Rev. G. Lowrie.-Thanks for ad-
vice-Reflections on his situation-com-

pliments paid to Miss L., by Mr.
Mackenzie

XIV. To Dr. Moore.

Page

XV. To the Earl of Glencairn.-Grateful ac-
knowledgments of kindness

XVI. To the Earl of Buchan.-In reply to a
letter of advice

XVII. Extract concerning the monument erected
for Fergusson by our Poet

34

36

38

40
.

XVIII. To. Accompanying the foregoing 41
XIX. To Mrs. Dunlop. Respecting his pro-
spects on leaving Edinburgh

XX. Extracts from his Common-place Book-

On various subjects

42

44

XXI. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Expressive of gratitude 48
XXII. To Dr. Moore. Expressions of grati-
tude-Reflections on his future prospects 49
XXIII. Extract to Mrs. Dunlop.-Reply to Criti-
cisms

XXIV. To the Rev. Dr. Blair.-Written on
leaving Edinburgh. Thanks for his
kindness

XXV. To a Friend.-Humorous account of his

journey in the Highlands

XXVI. To Dr. Moore.-With an account of his

life

XXVII. To Mr. Walker, at Blair of Athol.-

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51

52

35

Enclosing the Humble Petition of
Bruar-water to the Duke of Athol . . 72

XXVIII. To Mr. G, Burns.- Account of his Tour
through the Highlands

73

XXIX. To the Earl of Glencairn,-Requests
his assistance in getting into the Excise 75
Dalrymple, Esq. Congratula-
tion on his becoming a poet.-Praise of
Lord Glencairn

XXX. To

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Page

XXXI. To Sir John Whitefoord.Thanks for
friendship.-Reflections on the poeti-

cal character

XXXII. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Written on recovery
from sickness

XXXIII. Extract to the same.-Defence of him-

self

XXXIV. To the same. Who had heard that he
had ridiculed her

XXXV.

To Mr. Cleghorn. -Mentioning his ha-
ving composed the first stanza of the
Chevalier's Lament

XXXVI. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Giving an account of

his prospects

XXXVII. To Professor D. Stewart.-Thanks for

his friendship.

XXXVIII. Extract to Mrs. Dunlop.-Remarks on
Dryden's Virgil, and Pope's Odyssey,

XXXIX. To the same.-General Reflections . . 86
XL. To the same.-Account of his marriage 88
XLI. Extracts from his Common-place Book.
Reflections on a future state, and on

the unfortunate events of his life

XLII. To Mr. P. Hill,-With a present of

89

cheese

91

XLIII. To Mrs. Dunlop-With lines on a her-

mitage...

94

XLIV. To the same.-Farther account of his
Farther account of his

marriage

96

XLV. To the same.-Reflections on human

life

98.

XLVI. To R. Graham, Esq. of Fintry.-A peti-
tion for a situation in the Excise. 101
XLVII. To Mr. P. Hill.-Criticism on a poem,
entitled, "An Address to Loch-Lo-
mond."

XLVIII. To Mrs. Dunlop, at Moreham Mains

. . 103

. 106

No. XLIX.

Page

To. Defence of the Family of the
Stuarts.Baseness of insulting fallen

greatness

. 107

L. To Mrs. Dunlop.-With the soldier's
song "Go fetch to me a pint o' wine." 111
LI. To Miss Davies, a young lady who had
heard he had been making a ballad on
her, enclosing that ballad

LII. To Mrs. Dunlop, 1st Jan.-Reflections suggested by the day

. 115

LIII. To Dr. Moore.-Account of his situation and prospects

. 117

LIV. To Professor D. Stewart.-Enclosing

poems for his criticism

. 120

LVI. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Reflections after a

visit to Edinburgh.

LVII. To the Rev. P. Carfrae

LV. To Bishop Geddes.-Account of his situation and prospects

. 191

123

. 126

LVIII. To Dr. Moore.-Enclosing a poem

LIX. To Mr. Hill.-Apostrophe to Frugality 150 LX. To Mrs. Dunlop.-With a sketch of an epistle in verse to the Right Hon. C.

J. Fox

.. 132

LXI. To Mr. Cunningham.-With the first draught of the poem on a wounded Hare.

LXII. To Mr. M'Auley of Dumbarton.-Account of his situation

. 133

. 135

LXV. To Miss Williams.-Enclosing a criticism on a poem of her's

LXVI. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Praise of Zeluco. LXVII. To R. Graham, Esq.-Enclosing some electioneering ballads

139

141

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No.

LXVIII. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Serious and interest-
ing reflections

LXIX. To Sir John Sinclair,-Account of a
book society among the farmers in
Nithsdale

Page

145

. . 148

LXX. To Charles Sharpe, Esq. of Hoddam.-
Under a fictitious signature, enclosing

a ballad, 1790 or 1791

LXXI. To Mr. G. Burns, 11th Jan. 1790.-With
a prologue, spoken on the Dumfries
Theatre.

. 151

. 153

LXXII. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Some account of Fal-
coner, author of the Shipwreck . . 154
LXXIII. To Mr. Cunningham.-In reply to his

inquiries

LXXIV. To Mr. Hill.-Orders for books
LXXV. To Mrs. Dunlop.- Remarks on the
Lounger, and on the writings of Mr.
Mackenzie

157

. 160

. 162

LXXVI. To Dr. Moore.Thanks for a present of

Zeluco.

. 166

LXXVII. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Written under wound-

ed pride

. 168

independence.

LXXVIII. To Mr. Cunningham.-Aspirations after

LXXIX. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Congratulations on

the birth of her grandson.

. ib.

. . 170

LXXX. To Mr. Cunningham.-With an elegy on
Miss Burnet of Monboddo

LXXXI. To Mr. Hill.-Indignant apostrophe to

Poverty.

. 171

LXXXII. To A. F. Tytler, Esq.-In reply to criti-

cism on Tam o' Shanter

on Miss Burnet

LXXXIII. To Mrs. Dunlop.-Enclosing his elegy

. 172

. 174

., 175

LXXXIV. To Lady W. M. Constable.-Acknow-
ledging a present of a snuff-box . 177