VI. To Miss E. Love 315 VII. To Miss E. On her refusal of his hand 316 VIII. To Robert Riddel, Esq. Observations on poetry and human life 316 1784. IX. To Mr. James Burness. On the death of his father 322 X. To Mr. James Burness. Account of the Buchanites 322 XI. To Miss ——. With a book 323 1786. XII. To Mr. John Richmond. His progress in poetic composition 323 XIII. To Mr. John Kennedy. The Cotter’s Saturday Night 324 XIV. To Mr. Robert Muir. Enclosing his “Scotch Drink” 324 XV. To Mr. Aiken. Enclosing a stanza on the blank leaf of a book by Hannah More 324 XVI. To Mr. M’Whinnie, Subscriptions 324 XVII. To Mr. John Kennedy. Enclosing “The Gowan” 325 XVIII. To Mon. James Smith. His voyage to the West Indies 325 XIX. To Mr. John Kennedy. His poems in the press. Subscriptions 325 XX. To Mr. David Brice. Jean Armour’s return,—printing his poems 326 XXI. To Mr. Robert Aiken. Distress of mind 326 XXII. To Mr. John Richmond. Jean Armour 327 XXIII. To John Ballantyne, Esq. Aiken’s coldness. His marriage-lines destroyed 328 XXIV. To Mr. David Brice. Jean Armour. West Indies 328 XXV. To Mr. John Richmond. West Indies The Armours 328 XXVI. To Mr. Robert Muir. Enclosing “The Calf” 329 XXVII. To Mrs. Dunlop. Thanks for her notice. Sir William Wallace 329 XXVIII. To Mr. John Kennedy. Jamaica 330 XXIX. To Mr. James Burness. His departure uncertain 330 XXX. To Miss Alexander. “The Lass of Ballochmyle” 330 XXXI. To Mrs. Stewart, of Stair and Afton. Enclosing some songs. Miss Alexander 331 XXXII. Proclamation in the name of the Muses 332 XXXIII. To Mr. Robert Muir. Enclosing “Tam Samson.” His Edinburgh expedition 332 XXXIV. To Dr. Mackenzie. Enclosing the verses on dining with Lord Daer 332 XXXV. To Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Rising fame. Patronage 333 XXXVI. To John Ballantyne, Esq. His patrons and patronesses. The Lounger 333 XXXVII. To Mr. Robert Muir. A note of thanks. Talks of sketching the history of his life 334 XXXVIII. To Mr. William Chalmers. A humorous sally 334 1787. XXXIX. To the Earl of Eglinton. Thanks for his patronage 335 XL. To Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Love 335 XLI. To John Ballantyne, Esq. Mr. Miller’s offer of a farm 335 XLII. To John Ballantyne, Esq. Enclosing “The Banks o’ Doon.” First Copy 336 XLIII. To Mrs. Dunlop. Dr. Moore and Lord Eglinton. His situation in Edinburgh 336 XLIV. To Dr. Moore. Acknowledgments for his notice 337 XLV. To the Rev. G. Lowrie. Reflections on his situation in life. Dr. Blacklock, Mackenzie 338 XLVI. To Dr. Moore. Miss Williams 338 XLVII. To John Ballantyne, Esq. His portrait engraving 339 XLVIII. To the Earl of Glencairn. Enclosing “Lines intended to be written under a noble Earl’s picture” 339 XLIX. To the Earl of Buchan. In reply to a letter of advice 339 L. To Mr. James Candlish. Still “the old man with his deeds” 340 LI. To ——. On Fergusson’s headstone 341 LII. To Mrs. Dunlop. His prospects on leaving Edinburgh 341