EPITAPHS, EPIGRAMS, FRAGMENTS, &c.
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EPITAPHS, EPIGRAMS, FRAGMENTS, &c.
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
On Miss Jessy Lewars 204
On the recovery of Jessy Lewars 204
Tam the Chapman 204
“Here’s a bottle and an honest friend” 205
“Tho’ fickle fortune has deceived me” 205
To John Kennedy 205
To the same 205
“There’s naethin’ like the honest nappy” 205
On the blank leaf of a work by Hannah More, presented by Mrs. C 206
To the Men and Brethren of the Masonic Lodge at Tarbolton 206
Impromptu 206
Prayer for Adam Armour 206