| CCVIII. | | To Rev. Arch. Alison. Thanking him for his “Essay on Taste” | 432 |
| CCIX. | | To Dr. Moore. Tam O’ Shanter. Elegyon Henderson. Zeluco. Lord Glencairn | 432 |
| CCX. | | To Mr. Cunningham. Songs | 433 |
| CCXI. | | To Mr. Alex. Dalzel. The death of the Earl of Glencairn | 434 |
| CCXII. | | To Mrs. Graham, of Fintray. With “Queen Mary’s Lament” | 434 |
| CCXIII. | | To the same. With his printed Poems | 435 |
| CCXIV. | | To the Rev. G. Baird. Michael Bruce | 435 |
| CCXV. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Birth of a son | 435 |
| CCXVI. | | To the same. Apology for delay | 436 |
| CCXVII. | | To the same. Quaint invective on a pedantic critic | 436 |
| CCXVIII. | | To Mr. Cunningham. The case of Mr. Clarke of Moffat, Schoolmaster | 437 |
| CCXIX. | | To the Earl of Buchan. With the Address to the shade of Thomson | 437 |
| CCXX. | | To Mr. Thomas Sloan. Apologies. His crop sold well | 438 |
| CCXXI. | | To Lady E. Cunningham. With the Lament for the Earl of Glencairn | 438 |
| CCXXII. | | To Mr. Robert Ainslie. State of mind. His income | 439 |
| CCXXIII. | | To Col. Fullarton. With some Poems. His anxiety for Fullarton’s friendship | 439 |
| CCXXIV. | | To Miss Davis. Lethargy, Indolence, and Remorse. Our wishes and our powers | 440 |
| CCXXV. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Mrs. Henri. The Song of Death | 440 |
| 1792. |
| CCXXVI. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. The animadversions of the Board of Excise | 441 |
| CCXXVII. | | To Mr. William Smellie. Introducing Mrs. Riddel | 441 |
| CCXXVIII. | | To Mr. W. Nicol. Ironical reply to a letter of counsel and reproof | 442 |
| CCXXIX. | | To Francis Grose, Esq. Dugald Stewart | 443 |
| CCXXX. | | To the same. Witch stories | 443 |
| CCXXXI. | | To Mr. S. Clarke. Humorous invitation to teach music to the M’Murdo family | 444 |
| CCXXXII. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Love and Lesley Baillie | 445 |
| CCXXXIII. | | To Mr. Cunningham. Lesley Baillie | 446 |
| CCXXXIV. | | To Mr. Thomson. Promising his assistance to his collection of songs and airs | 447 |
| CCXXXV. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Situation of Mrs.Henri | 448 |
| CCXXXVI. | | To the same. On the death of Mrs. Henri | 449 |
| CCXXXVII. | | To Mr. Thomson. Thomson’s fastidiousness. “My Nannie O,” &c. | 449 |
| CCXXXVIII. | | To the same. With “My wife’s a winsome wee thing,” and “Lesley Baillie” | 450 |
| CCXXXIX. | | To the same. With Highland Mary. The air of Katherine Ogie | 450 |
| CCXL. | | To the same. Thomson’s alterations and observations | 451 |
| CCXLI. | | To the same. With “Auld Rob Morris,” and “Duncan Gray” | 451 |
| CCXLII. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Birth of a daughter. The poet Thomson’s dramas | 451 |
| CCXLIII. | | To Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintray. The Excise inquiry into his political conduct | 452 |
| CCXLIV. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Hurry of business. Excise inquiry | 453 |
| 1793. |
| CCXLV. | | To Mr. Thomson. With “Poortithcauld” and “Galla Water” | 453 |
| CCXLVI. | | To the same. William Tytler, Peter Pindar | 453 |
| CCXLVII. | | To Mr. Cunningham. The poet’s seal. David Allan | 454 |
| CCXLVIII. | | To Thomson. With “Mary Morison” | 455 |
| CCCXLIX. | | To the same. With “Wandering Willie” | 455 |
| CCL. | | To Miss Benson. Pleasure he had in meeting her | 455 |
| CCLI. | | To Patrick Miller, Esq. With the present of his printed poems | 456 |
| CCLII. | | To Mr. Thomson. Review of Scottish song. Crawfurd and Ramsay | 456 |
| CCLIII. | | To the same. Criticism. Allan Ramsay | 457 |
| CCLIV. | | To the same. “The last time I came o’er the moor” | 458 |
| CCLV. | | To John Francis Erskine, Esq. Self-justification. The Excise inquiry | 459 |
| CCLVI. | | To Mr. Robert Ainslie. Answering letters. Scholar-craft | 460 |
| CCLVII. | | To Miss Kennedy. A letter of compliment | 461 |
| CCLVIII. | | To Mr. Thomson. Frazer. “Blithe had I been on yon hill” | 461 |
| CCLIX. | | To Mr. Thomson. “Logan Water.” “Ogin my love were yon red rose” | 462 |
| CCLX. | | To the same. With the song of “Bonnie Jean” | 463 |
| CCLXI. | | To the same. Hurt at the idea of pecuniary recompense. Remarks on song | 463 |
| CCLXII. | | To the same. Note written in the name of Stephen Clarke | 464 |
| CCLXIII. | | To the same. With “Phillis the fair” | 464 |
| CCLXIV. | | To the same. With “Had I a cave on some wild distant shore” | 464 |
| CCLXV. | | To the same. With “Allan Water” | 464 |
| CCLXVI. | | To the same. With “O whistle, and I’ll come to you, my lad,” &c. | 465 |
| CCLXVII. | | To the same. With “Come, let me take thee to my breast” | 465 |
| CCLXVIII. | | To the same. With “Dainty Davie” | 466 |
| CCLXIX. | | To Miss Craik. Wretchedness of poets | 466 |
| CCLXX. | | To Lady Glencairn. Gratitude. Excise. Dramatic composition | 466 |
| CCLXXI. | | To Mr. Thomson. With “Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled” | 467 |
| CCLXXII. | | To the same. With “Behold the hour, the boat arrive” | 468 |
| CCLXXIII. | | To the same. Crawfurd and Scottish song | 468 |
| CCLXXIV. | | To the same. Alterations in “Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled” | 470 |
| CCLXXV. | | To the same. Further suggested alterations in “Scots wha hae” rejected. | 470 |
| CCLXXVI. | | To the same. With “Deluded swain, the pleasure,” and “Raving winds around her blowing” | 471 |
| CCLXXVII. | | To the same. Erskine and Gavin Turnbull | 471 |
| CCLXXVIII. | | To John M’Murdo, Esq. Payment of a debt. “The Merry Muses” | 472 |
| CCLXXIX. | | To the same. With his printed poems | 473 |
| CCLXXX. | | To Captain——. Anxiety for his acquaintance. “Scots wha hae wi’ Wallace bled” | 473 |
| CCLXXXI. | | To Mrs. Riddel. The Dumfries Theatre | 474 |
| 1794. |
| CCLXXXII. | | To a Lady. In favour of a player’s benefit | 474 |
| CCLXXXIII. | | To the Earl of Buchan. With a copy of “Scots wha hae” | 474 |
| CCLXXXIV. | | To Captain Miller. With a copy of “Scots wha hae” | 475 |
| CCLXXXV. | | To Mrs. Riddel. Lobster-coated puppies | 475 |
| CCLXXXVI. | | To the same. The gin-horse class of the human genus | 475 |
| CCLXXXVII. | | To the same. With “Werter.” Her reception of him | 475 |
| CCLXXXVIII. | | To Mrs. Riddel. Her caprice | 476 |
| CCLXXXIX. | | To the same. Her neglect and unkindness | 476 |
| CCXC. | | To John Syme, Esq. Mrs. Oswald, and “O wat ye wha’s in yon town” | 476 |
| CCXCI. | | To Miss——. Obscure allusions to a friend’s death. His personal and poetic fame | 477 |
| CCXCII. | | To Mr. Cunningham. Hypochondria. Requests consolation | 477 |
| CCXCIII. | | To the Earl of Glencairn. With his printed poems | 478 |
| CCXCIV. | | To Mr. Thomson. David Allan. “The banks of Cree” | 479 |
| CCXCV. | | To David M’Culloch, Esq. Arrangements for a trip in Galloway | 479 |
| CCXCVI. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Threatened with flying gout. Ode on Washington’s birthday | 479 |
| CCXCVII. | | To Mr. James Johnson. Low spirits. The Museum. Balmerino’s dirk | 480 |
| CCXCVIII. | | To Mr. Thomson. Lines written in “Thomson’s Collection of songs” | 480 |
| CCXCIX. | | To the same. With “How can my poor heart be glad” | 480 |
| CCC. | | To the same. With “Ca’ the yowes to the knowes” | 481 |
| CCCI. | | To the same. With “Sae flaxen were her ringlets.” Epigram to Dr. Maxwell. | 481 |
| CCCII. | | To the same. The charms of Miss Lorimer. “O saw ye my dear, my Phely,” &c. | 482 |
| CCCIII. | | To the same. Ritson’s Scottish Songs. Love and song | 483 |
| CCCIV. | | To the same. English songs. The air of “Ye banks and braes o’ bonnie Doon” | 484 |
| CCCV. | | To the same. With “O Philly, happy be the day,” and “Contented wi’ little” | 485 |
| CCCVI. | | To the same. With “Canst thou leave me thus, my Katy” | 486 |
| CCCVII. | | To Peter Miller, jun., Esq. Excise. Perry’s offer to write for the Morning Chronicle | 487 |
| CCCVIII. | | To Mr. Samuel Clarke, jun. A political and personal quarrel. Regret | 487 |
| CCCIX. | | To Mr. Thomson. With “Now in her green mantle blithe nature arrays” | 487 |
| 1795. |
| CCCX. | | To Mr. Thomson. With “For a’ that and a’ that” | 488 |
| CCCXI. | | To the same. Abuse of Ecclefechan | 488 |
| CCCXII. | | To the same. With “O stay, sweet warbling woodlark, stay,” and “The groves of sweet myrtle” | 488 |
| CCCXIII. | | To the same. With “How cruel are the parents” and “Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion” | 489 |
| CCCXIV. | | To the same. Praise of David Allan’s “Cotter’s Saturday Night” | 489 |
| CCCXV. | | To the same. With “This is no my ain Lassie.” Mrs. Riddel | 489 |
| CCCXVI. | | To Mr. Thomson. With “Forlorn, my love, no comfort near” | 490 |
| CCCXVII. | | To the same. With “Last May a braw wooer,” and “Why tell thy lover” | 490 |
| CCCXVIII. | | To Mrs. Riddel. A letter from the grave | 490 |
| CCCXIX. | | To the same. A letter of compliment. “Anacharsis’ Travels” | 491 |
| CCCXX. | | To Miss Louisa Fontenelle. With a Prologue for her benefit-night | 491 |
| CCCXXI. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. His family. Miss Fontenelle. Cowper’s “Task” | 492 |
| CCCXXII. | | To Mr. Alexander Findlater. Excise schemes | 492 |
| CCCXXIII. | | To the Editor of the Morning Chronicle. Written for a friend. A complaint | 493 |
| CCCXXIV. | | To Mr. Heron, of Heron. With two political ballads | 493 |
| CCCXXV. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Thomson’s Collection. Acting as Supervisor of Excise | 494 |
| CCCXXVI. | | To the Right Hon. William Pitt. Address of the Scottish Distillers | 495 |
| CCCXXVII. | | To the Provost, Bailies, and Town Council of Dumfries. Request to be made a freeman of the town | 496 |
| 1796. |
| CCCXXVIII. | | To Mrs. Riddel. “Anarcharsis’ Travels.” The muses | 496 |
| CCCXXIX. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. His ill-health. | 497 |
| CCCXXX. | | To Mr. Thomson. Acknowledging his present to Mrs. Burns of a worsted shawl | 497 |
| CCCXXXI. | | To the same. Ill-health. Mrs. Hyslop. Allan’s etchings. Cleghorn | 497 |
| CCCXXXII. | | To the same. “Here’s a health to ane I loe dear” | 498 |
| CCCXXXIII. | | To the same. His anxiety to review his songs, asking for copies | 498 |
| CCCXXXIV. | | To Mrs. Riddel. His increasing ill-health | 498 |
| CCCXXXV. | | To Mr. Clarke, acknowledging money and requesting the loan of a further sum | 499 |
| CCCXXXVI. | | To Mr. James Johnson. The Scots Musical Museum. Request for a copy of the collection | 499 |
| CCCXXXVII. | | To Mr. Cunningham. Illness and poverty, anticipation of death | 499 |
| CCCXXXVIII. | | To Mr. Gilbert Burns. His ill-health and debts | 500 |
| CCCXXXIX. | | To Mr. James Armour. Entreating Mrs. Armour to come to her daughter’s confinement | 500 |
| CCCXL. | | To Mrs. Burns. Sea-bathing affords little relief | 500 |
| CCCXLI. | | To Mrs. Dunlop. Her friendship. A farewell | 501 |
| CCCXLII. | | To Mr. Thomson. Solicits the sum of five pounds. “Fairest Maid on Devon Banks” | 501 |
| CCCXLIII. | | To Mr. James Burness. Soliciting the sum of ten pounds | 501 |
| CCCXLIV. | | To James Gracie, Esq. His rheumatism, &c. &c.—his loss of appetite | 502 |
