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THE

POETICAL WORKS

OF

ROBERT BURNS.

WITH A MEMOIR.

VOL. I.

NEW YORK:

JAMES MILLER, 522 BROADWAY.

1867.

HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY

FROM THE LIBRARY OF
GAMALIEL BRADFORD
MAY 24, 1942

ANDERSON & RAMSAY, PRINT KRS, 28 Frankfort Street, N. Y.

CONTENTS

THE FIRST VOLUME.

Italic letters indicate the publication devoted to his writ-

Ings, in which, as far as ascertained, the various compositions of

Burns were first included. The poems and songs marked a

composed the first edition, published at Kilmarnock in 1786;

those marked b were added in the second edition, published at

Edinburgh in 1787; those marked c were added in the edition of

1793. These, with certain pieces which appeared in the early

volumes of Johnson's Scots Musical Museum, and Thomson's

Select Melodies of Scotland, were all that Burns himself com-

mitted to print; the rest, as well as his letters, have been pub-

lished since his death. In this list of contents, the pieces pub-

lished in Johnson's Museum are marked d; the poems presented

in Currie's first edition of the poet's works in 1800 are marked

e; those added in the second edition, f; those published by

Stewart of Glasgow in 1801, g; those in Cromek's Reliques of

Burns, 1808, h; those in Lockhart's Life of Burns, i; those in

Cunningham's edition, 1834, j; those in Hogg and Motherwell's

edition, 1834-36, k; those in the People's Edition of Messrs.

Chambers, 1838-40, 7; those in Blackie's edition, 1846, m; those

added in the present work, n; an asterisk being given in certain

cases where it is ascertained that the poem was previously sent

forth fugitively.

Memoir of the Life of Robert Burns.

Dr. Currie's Description of Burns..

Preface to the First Edition of Burns's Poems.

Dedication prefixed to the Second Edition...

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