THE

POETICAL WORKS

OF

ROBERT BURNS.

WITH A SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR'S LIFE.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOLUME II.

BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY.

NEW YORK: BLAKEMAN AND MASON.

CINCINNATI: RICKEY AND CARROLL.

M.DCCC.LXIII.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

The Italic letters indicate the publication in which the

several compositions respectively appeared: see note prefixed

to the Contents of Volume I.

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The Holy Fair

On a Scotch Bard, gone to the West Indies

13

A Bard's Epitaph

15

Dedication to Gavin Hamilton, Esq.

17

Farewell to the Brethren of St. James's Lodge, Tor-

bolton

22

On a Procession of the St. James's Lodge

24

Song The Sons of Old Killie

25

Song — The Bonnie Lass o' Ballochmyle

26

To Mr. John Kennedy

j 28

The Farewell

*1 29

Lines written on a Bank-note

*j 30

Written on a Blank Leaf of his Poems

*f 31

Verses written under Violent Grief

1 32

The Calf.

b 33

Willie Chalmers

į 34

Tam Samson's Elegy

6 37

To Mr. M'Adam of Craigengillan .

h 43

Verses written at Mr. Lawrie's

6 44

SONG — The Gloomy Night is

ng Fast

6 47

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