Epistle from Esopus to Maria 184 Poem on Pastoral Poetry 185 Sonnet, written on the 25th January, 1793, the birthday of the Author, on hearing a thrush sing in a morning walk 185 Sonnet on the death of Robert Riddel, Esq., of Glenriddel, April, 1794 186 Impromptu on Mrs. Riddel’s birthday 186 Liberty. A Fragment 186 Verses to a young Lady 186 The Vowels. A Tale 187 Verses to John Rankine 187 On Sensibility. To my dear and much-honoured friend, Mrs. Dunlop, of Dunlop 188 Lines sent to a Gentleman whom he had offended 188 Address spoken by Miss Fontenelle on her Benefit-night 188 On seeing Miss Fontenelle in a favourite character 189 To Chloris 189 Poetical Inscription for an Altar to Independence 189 The Heron Ballads. Balled First 190 The Heron Ballads. Ballad Second 190 The Heron Ballads. Ballad Third 192 Poem addressed to Mr. Mitchell, Collector of Excise, Dumfries, 1796 193 To Miss Jessy Lewars, Dumfries, with Johnson’s Musical Museum 193 Poem on Life, addressed to Colonel de Peyster, Dumfries, 1796 193 EPITAPHS, EPIGRAMS, FRAGMENTS On the Author’s Father 194 On R.A., Esq. 194 On a Friend 194 For Gavin Hamilton 194 On wee Johnny 195 On John Dove, Innkeeper, Mauchline 195 On a Wag in Mauchline 195 On a celebrated ruling Elder 195 On a noisy Polemic 195 On Miss Jean Scott 195 On a henpecked Country Squire 195 On the same 196 On the same 196 The Highland Welcome 196 On William Smellie 196 Written on a window of the Inn at Carron 196 The Book-worms 196 Lines on Stirling 197 The Reproof 197 The Reply 197 Lines written under the Picture of the celebrated Miss Burns 197 Extempore in the Court of Session 197 The henpecked Husband 197 Written at Inverary 198 On Elphinston’s Translation of Martial’s Epigrams 198 Inscription on the Head-stone of Fergusson 198 On a Schoolmaster 198 A Grace before Dinner 198 A Grace before Meat 198 On Wat 198 On Captain Francis Grose 199 Impromptu to Miss Ainslie 199 The Kirk of Lamington 199 The League and Covenant 199 Written on a pane of glass in the Inn at Moffat 199 Spoken on being appointed to the Excise 199 Lines on Mrs. Kemble 199 To Mr. Syme 200 To Mr. Syme, with a present of a dozen of porter 200 A Grace 200 Inscription on a goblet 200 The Invitation 200 The Creed of Poverty 200 Written in a Lady’s pocket-book 200 The Parson’s Looks 200 The Toad-eater 201 On Robert Riddel 201 The Toast 201 On a Person nicknamed the Marquis 201 Lines written on a window 201 Lines written on a window of the Globe Tavern, Dumfries 201 The Selkirk Grace 202 To Dr. Maxwell, on Jessie Staig’s recovery 202 Epitaph 202 Epitaph on William Nicol 202 On the Death of a Lapdog, named Echo 202 On a noted Coxcomb 202 On seeing the beautiful Seat of Lord Galloway 202 On the same 203 On the same 203 To the same, on the Author being threatened with his resentment 203 On a Country Laird 203 On John Bushby 203 The true loyal Natives 203 On a Suicide 203 Extempore, pinned on a Lady’s coach 203 Lines to John Rankine 204 Jessy Lewars 204 The Toast 204