of the disputed 
Election between Sir James Johnstone, and Captain Miller, for the 
Dumfries district of Boroughs 
On Captain Grose's Peregrination through Scotland, collecting the 
Antiquities of that kingdom 
Written in a wrapper, enclosing a letter to Captain Grose 
Tam O' Shanter. A Tale 
Address of Beelzebub to the President of the Highland Society 
To John Taylor 
Lament of Mary Queen of Scots, on the approach of Spring 
The Whistle 
Elegy on Miss Burnet of Monboddo 
Lament for James, Earl of Glencairn
Lines sent to Sir John Whitefoord, Bart., of Whitefoord, with the 
foregoing Poem 
Address to the Shade of Thomson, on crowning his Bust at Ednam with 
bays 
To Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintray 
To Robert Graham, Esq., of Fintray, on receiving a favour 
A Vision 
To John Maxwell, of Terraughty, on his birthday 
The Rights of Women, an occasional Address spoken by Miss 
Fontenelle, on her benefit-night, Nov. 26, 1792 
Monody on a Lady famed for her caprice 
Epistle from Esopus to Maria 
Poem on Pastoral Poetry 
Sonnet, written on the 25th January, 1793, the birthday of the Author, 
on hearing a thrush sing in a morning walk 
Sonnet on the death of Robert Riddel, Esq., of Glenriddel, April, 1794 
Impromptu on Mrs. Riddel's birthday 
Liberty. A Fragment 
Verses to a young Lady 
The Vowels. A Tale 
Verses to John Rankine 
On Sensibility. To my dear and much-honoured friend, Mrs. Dunlop, of
Dunlop 
Lines sent to a Gentleman whom he had offended Address spoken by 
Miss Fontenelle on her Benefit-night 
On seeing Miss Fontenelle in a favourite character 
To Chloris 
Poetical Inscription for an Altar to Independence 
The Heron Ballads. Balled First 
The Heron Ballads. Ballad Second 
The Heron Ballads. Ballad Third 
Poem addressed to Mr. Mitchell, Collector of Excise, Dumfries, 1796 
To Miss Jessy Lewars, Dumfries, with Johnson's 
Musical Museum 
Poem on Life, addressed to Colonel de Peyster, Dumfries, 1796 
 
EPITAPHS, EPIGRAMS, FRAGMENTS, &c. 
On the Author's Father 
On R.A., Esq. 
On a Friend 
For Gavin Hamilton 
On wee Johnny 
On John Dove, Innkeeper, Mauchline
On a Wag in Mauchline 
On a celebrated ruling Elder 
On a noisy Polemic 
On Miss Jean Scott 
On a henpecked Country Squire 
On the same 
On the same 
The Highland Welcome 
On William Smellie 
Written on a window of the Inn at Carron 
The Book-worms 
Lines on Stirling 
The Reproof 
The Reply 
Lines written under the Picture of the celebrated Miss Burns 
Extempore in the Court of Session 
The henpecked Husband 
Written at Inverary 
On Elphinston's Translation of Martial's Epigrams 
Inscription on the Head-stone of Fergusson
On a Schoolmaster 
A Grace before Dinner 
A Grace before Meat 
On Wat 
On Captain Francis Grose 
Impromptu to Miss Ainslie 
The Kirk of Lamington 
The League and Covenant 
Written on a pane of glass in the Inn at Moffat 
Spoken on being appointed to the Excise 
Lines on Mrs. Kemble 
To Mr. Syme 
To Mr. Syme, with a present of a dozen of porter 
A Grace 
Inscription on a goblet 
The Invitation 
The Creed of Poverty 
Written in a Lady's pocket-book 
The Parson's Looks 
The Toad-eater
On Robert Riddel 
The Toast 
On a Person nicknamed the Marquis 
Lines written on a window 
Lines written on a window of the Globe Tavern, Dumfries 
The Selkirk Grace 
To Dr. Maxwell, on Jessie Staig's Recovery 
Epitaph 
Epitaph on William Nicol 
On the Death of a Lapdog, named Echo 
On a noted Coxcomb 
On seeing the beautiful Seat of Lord Galloway 
On the same 
On the same 
To the same, on the Author being threatened with his resentment 
On a Country Laird 
On John Bushby 
The true loyal Natives 
On a Suicide 
Extempore, pinned on a Lady's coach
Lines to John Rankine 
Jessy Lewars 
The Toast 
On Miss Jessy Lewars 
On the recovery of Jessy Lewars 
Tam the Chapman 
"Here's a bottle and an honest friend" 
"Tho' fickle fortune has deceived me" 
To John Kennedy 
To the same 
"There's naethin' like the honest nappy" 
On the blank leaf of a work by Hannah More, presented by Mrs. C 
To the Men and Brethren of the Masonic Lodge at Tarbolton 
Impromptu 
Prayer for Adam Armour 
 
SONGS AND BALLADS. 
Handsome Nell 
Luckless Fortune 
"I dream'd I lay where flowers were springing"
Tibbie, I hae seen the day 
"My father was a farmer upon the Carrick border" 
John Barleycorn. A Ballad 
The Rigs o' Barley 
Montgomery's Peggy 
The Mauchline Lady 
The Highland Lassie 
Peggy 
The rantin' Dog the Daddie o't 
"My heart was ance as blithe and free" 
My Nannie O 
A Fragment. "One night as I did wander" 
Bonnie Peggy Alison 
Green grow the Rashes, O 
My Jean 
Robin 
"Her flowing locks, the raven's wing" 
"O leave novels, ye Mauchline belles" 
Young Peggy 
The Cure for all Care
Eliza 
The Sons of Old Killie 
And maun I still on Menie doat 
The Farewell to the Brethren    
    
		
	
	
	Continue reading on your phone by scaning this QR Code
	 	
	
	
	    Tip: The current page has been bookmarked automatically. If you wish to continue reading later, just open the 
Dertz Homepage, and click on the 'continue reading' link at the bottom of the page.