To a Young Lady, Miss Jessy L, Dum-
fries; with Books which the Bard presented
her,
Sonnet, written on the 25th of January, 1793,
the Birth-day of the Author, on hearing a
Thrush sing in a morning walk,
Extempore, to Mr. S**E, on refusing to dine
with him,
To J. Lapraik, Sept. 13th, 1785,
To the Rev. John M'Math,
To Gavin Hamilton, Esq. Mauchline,
To Mr. M'Adam, of Craigen-Gillan,
To Capt. Riddel, Glenriddel, .
Here's a bottle and an honest friend,
Ilk care and fear, when thou art near,
On Cessnock banks there lives a lass,
Wae is my heart,
Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,
The deil cam fiddling thro' the town,
Powers celestial, whose protection,
I red you beware of the hunting,
Young Peggy blooms our bonniest lass,
Amang the trees where humming bees,
One night as I did wander,
There was a lad was born at Kyle,
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