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.

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.

No.

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

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

Thanks for her

LV. To Dr Blair.-May 3, 1787.

burgh

+LVI. To James Johnson.-May 3, 1787.
LVII. To William Creech.-May 13, 1787.
Epistle to him

+ 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 Burnside-Milton's Satan

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

Scots Musical Museum

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

Highlands

+ LXIII. To William Nicol.-June, 1787. The beauties of

Auchtertyre

On departing from Edin-

With a song.
Inclosing an

A humorous ac-

Mr Miller.

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

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.
he sets upon his friendship

LXVIII. To Dr Moore.-August 2, 1787.

life

† LXIX. To Robert Ainslie.-July, 1787.

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

·

Warfare with

of his Highland journey

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

LXXVIII. To James Hoy.-November 6, 1787. Scots
Museum-Duke of Gordon
LXXIX. To Robert Ainslie.-November 23, 1787. Friend-

ship and visits
LXXX. To the Earl of Glencairn.-1787. Requesting his
aid respecting the Excise

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

Compliments

ceeds in life

LXXXII. To Miss M-n.-1787.

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

Hamilton, &c. .

PAGE

15