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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings, to which are Prefixed Some Observations on the Character and Condition of the Scottish Peasantry. General correspondence; including pieces of miscellaneous poetry, Volume 2

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T. Cadell and Jun. and W. Davies, 1801 - 467 pages

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LETTERS	1

TO MR AIKEN 1786 Written under	20

VT Proclamation in the name of the Muses	26

No Page	32

TO MRS DUNLOP 15th Jan 1787	38

TO DR MOORE 15th Feb 1787	47

TO THE EARL OF BUCHAN In	54

No Page	56

TO MRS DUNLOP 4th April	221

FROM DR GREGORY 2d June	227

FROM DR MOORE 10th June	236

FROM MR 5th August	244

FROM MISS WILLIAMS In	251

FROM DR BLACKLOCK 24th	257

TO R GRAHAM Esq 9th	263

TO SIR JOHN SINCLAIR	270

TO MRS DUNLOP 22d March	64

EXTRACT TO MRS DUNLOP 30th	71

FROM DR MOORE 23d May 1787	79

No Page	85

MR RAMSAY TO THE REV	96

TO MRS DUNLOP 24th Sept	97

FROM MR JOHN MURDOCH	103

FROM MRS 30th Nov	113

TO THE EARL OF GLEN	116

TO MRS DUNLOP 21st Jan 1788	123

FROM MR CLEGHORN 27th	130

FROM THE REV J SKINNER	134

TO PROFESSOR D STEWART	142

TO MR P HILL With a present	151

TO THE SAME Toth August Far	160

LVI TO MR P HILL 1st October 1788	172

TO 8th November Defence of	179

TO MRS DUNLOP 17th December	186

TO DR MOORE 4th Fan Account	194

No Page	201

TO MRS DUNLOP 4th March	207

TO DR MOORE 23d March	214

FROM MR CUNNINGHAM	279

TO MRS DUNLOP toth April	294

EXTRACT FROM MR CUNNING	311

FROM A F TYTLER Esq 12th	324

TO LADY W M CONSTABLE	333

TO THE REV G BAIRD In reply	339

FROM DR MOORE 29th March	345

TO MR CUNNINGHAM	351

TO MR Reflections on his own?	357

TO LADY E CUNNINGHAM	367

TO MISS DAVIES Apology	377

TO MRS DUNLOP 5th Jan 1792	383

TO MR CUNNINGHAM	391

TO MR CUNNINGHAM 10th	398

TO MRS DUNLOP 6th Dec 1792	413

TO JOHN MMURDO	420

CXLI EXTRACT TO MR 1794	426

TO MR CUNNINGHAM 25th	441

TO THE SAME in London 20th	448

TO MRS DUNLOP 31st	459

TO MRS BURNS Seabathing	465

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acquaintance Ayrshire ballad bard beautiful BLACKLOCK character charming compliments copy creature criticisms CUNNINGHAM dare DEAR SIR debts of honor DUMBARTON'S DRUMS Dumfries DUNLOP Earl Earl of Glencairn Edinburgh Ellisland excise fame fancy fate favor favorite feel fellow Fintry follies fortune friendship genius gentleman give grateful gratitude happy hear heart heaven honest honored friend hope House of Stewart human humble servant idea inclosed JOHN SKINNER kind lady late letter Lord madam Mauchline merit mind miserable muse Nancy native nature never Nithsdale obliging Omeron patron perhaps perusal pleased pleasure poem poet poetic poetry poor present pride reason rhymes ROBERT BURNS Robert Fergusson Scottish sent Shanter shew sincerely sing song soon soul spirit stanza Stewart sweet taste thee thing thou thought tion tune verses virtue wish wretch write

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Title	The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on His Writings, to which are Prefixed Some Observations on the Character and Condition of the Scottish Peasantry. General correspondence; including pieces of miscellaneous poetry, Volume 2
Author	Robert Burns
Publisher	T. Cadell and Jun. and W. Davies, 1801
Original from	National Library of the Netherlands
Digitized	25 Oct 2012
Length	467 pages

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