THE

WORKS

OF

ROBERT BURNS.

EDITED BY

THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD,

AND

WILLIAM MOTHERWELL, ESQ.

VOL. IV.

LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN:

A FULLARTON AND CO.

1850.

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.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.

No.

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-

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

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

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

payment for copies of his poems

LIX. To William Nicol.-June 1, 1787. A humorous ac-

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.

† LXIII. To William Nicol.—June, 1787.

Auchtertyre

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

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same subject
LXV. To James Smith.-June 30, 1787. Adventure with
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

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

the world-Farming

LXX. To Robert Muir.-August 26, 1787. Stirling-Ban-

nockburn

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

of his Highland excursion

LXXII. To Mr Walker.-September 5, 1787. Bruar water

-Fall of Fyers, &c.

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-

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

ceeds in life

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LXXXII. To Miss M-

-n.-1787. Compliments

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

Hamilton, &c.

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

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

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