THE

WORKS

OF

ROBERT BURNS.

EDITED BY

THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD,

AND

WILLIAM MOTHERWELL, ESQ.

VOL. IV.

GLASGOW:

ARCHIBALD FULLARTON, AND CO.

110, BRUNSWICK STREET;

AND 6, ROXBURGH PLACE, EDINBURGH.

1841.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOURTH.

The pieces marked thus † are not contained in Dr Currie's edi-
tion; and a considerable proportion of them have not appeared in
any of the old editions of Burns' Works-while others have appeared
only in an imperfect form.

No.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.

LII. TO MRS DUNLOP.-April 15, 1787.
goodness-New edition of his poems

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Thanks for her

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LIII. To Dr Moore.-April 23, 1787. His leaving Edin-

burgh-Acknowledgments, &c.

LIV. To Mrs Dunlop.-April 30, 1787. Reply to her
criticisms on his poems

LV. To Dr Blair.-May 3, 1787. On departing from Edin-

burgh

LVI. To James Johnson.-May 3, 1787.

LVII. To William Creech.-May 13, 1787.

Epistle to him

With a song.

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Inclosing an

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A humorous ac-

+ LVIII. To Mr Pattison.-May 17, 1787. Acknowledging

payment for copies of his poems

LIX. To William Nicol.-June 1, 1787.

count of his journey on Jenny Geddes

LX. To William Nicol.-June 18, 1787. Mr Miller.-

Mr Burnside-Milton's Satan

LXI. To James Candlish.-June, 1787. Johnson and the

Scots Musical Museum

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LXII. To Robert Ainslie.-June 28, 1787. Wildness of the

+ LXIV. To William Cruikshank.-June, 1787. On the

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a Highlandman—-Drinking-Dancing, &c.
LXVI. To John Richmond.-July 7, 1787. On the
death of Richmond's master-His rambling

LXVII. To Robert Ainslie.-July 23, 1787. High value

he sets upon his friendship

LXVIII. To Dr Moore.-August 2, 1787. Sketch of his

+LXIX. To Robert Ainslie.-July, 1787. Warfare with

the world-Farming

LXXI. To Gavin Hamilton.-August 28, 1787. Account

LXXII, To Mr Walker.-September 5, 1787. Bruar water
-Fall of Fyers, &c.

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LXXIII. To Gilbert Burns.-September 17, 1787. Sketch

of his Highland journey

LXXIV. To Miss Chalmers.-September 26, 1787.

Museum-John Skinner-Mr Miller

LXXV. To Miss Chalmers.-Farming-Charlotte Hamil-

ton

† LXXVI. To Rev. John Skinner.-October 25, 1787.

Thanks for a poetical compliment

† LXXVII. To James Hoy.-Oct. 30, 1787. Mr Nicol-

† LXXVIII. To James Hoy.-November 6, 1787.

Museum-Duke of Gordon

Scots

LXXIX. To Robert Ainslie.-November 23, 1787. Friend-

ship and visits

LXXX. To the Earl of Glencairn.-1787. Requesting his

LXXXI. To James Dalrymple, Esq.-1787. How he suc-

ceeds in life

LXXXIII. To Miss Chalmers.-Nov. 21, 1787. Charlotte