The works of Robert Burns : with a series of authentic pictorial illustrations, marginal glossary, numerous notes, and appendixes

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THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS. BUMFIRIES - TH3E MAR1BT PLACE. Blac'kie &■ Son. London.. Glasgow &. Ediniurgh THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS WITH A SERIES OF AUTHENTIC PICTORIAL ILLUSTRATIONS, MAKGINAL GLOSSARY, NUMEROUS NOTES, AND APPENDIXES: ALSO THE LIFE OF BURNS, BY J. G. LOCKHART; AND ESSAY'S ON THE GENIUS, CHARACTER, AND WRITINGS OF BURNS, BY THOMAS CARLYLE AND PROFESSOR WILSON. EDITED BY CHARLES ANNANDALE, m.a., ll.d., EDITOR OF THE "IMPERIAL DICTIONARY," ETC. VOL. V. LONDON: BLACKIE & SON, 49 and 50 OLD BAILEY, E.C. GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, AND DUBLIN. 1888. GLASGOW: W. G. BLACKIE AND CO., PRINTERS, VILLAEIELD. CONTENTS AND LIST OF THE ENGKAVINGS. ENGRAVINGS. Page Dumfries — the Market Place Frontis. New Brig of Doon with Burns's Monument, 9 Turnberry Castle, Ayrshire Coast, 19 Field of Bannockburn from the Gillies' Hill, 76 Portrait of George Thomson, the Correspondent of Burns 116 The River Nith — Auldgirth Bridge and Blackwood House, 141 Brow, a Hamlet near the Solway Firth 176 The Poet's Dream at Lincluden Abbey 208 The Mausoleum of Burns at Dumfries, 258 ON THE GENIUS, CHARACTER, AND WRITINGS OF THE POET, by PROFESSOR WILSON, 9-115 CORRESPONDENCE WITH GEORGE CONTRIBUTED TO HIS COLLECTION OF THOMSON REGARDING THE SONGS Scottish Melodies, .... 116-178 Page Page Notice of George Thomson, and his connection with Burns, 116 Year 1793.

Thomson to Burns, intimating his resolve to include every Scotch air and song worth singing in the Collection, 127 Burns to Thomson, approving the plan, sends his own "Lord Gregory," 128 Burns to Thomson, with the song "Mary Morison," 129 Burns to. Thomson, with the songs "Wandering Willie," "Open the door to me, Oh!" . .129 Thomson to Burns, with list of songs, with alterations on "Here awa', Willie," . . .129 Burns to Thomson, " Voice of Coila ;" opinion on various songs, "The Lass o' Patie's Mill," <S_c, 130 Thomson to Burns, Ballad-making, . . .131 Burns to Thomson, simplicity requisite in a song —sacrilege in one bard to mangle the works of another; with songs "Young Jessie," "The Soldier's Return," "Bonnie Jean," "Meg o' the Mill," 131 Burns to Thomson, with song " The Last Time I came o'er the Moor ; " and a hint that Pleyel should not alter the original "Scottish airs," . 133 Thomson to Burns, " Pleyel does not alter a single note of the songs, ' 133 Year 1792.

Mr. Thomson to Burns, desiring the Poet to supply songs suited to Scotch melodies, . . 121 Burns to Mr. Thomson, complying with the request 121 Thomson to Burns, with eleven songs, requesting him to substitute for them others of his own composition, 122 Burns to Thomson, containing "My ain kind Dearie, O," and "Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?" 123 Burns to Thomson, with "My Wife's a winsome wee thing," " O saw ye bonnie Lesley," . . 124 Burns to Thomson, with "Highland Mary," . 124 Thomson to Burns, suggesting alterations in the words of " Bonnie Lesley," <_c., . . .125 Burns to Thomson, not approving of any alteration, also supplying another stanza to "My ain kind Dearie, 0," 126 Burns to Thomson, with "Auld Rob Morris" and "Duncan Gray," 126 Burns to Thomson, with " 0 poortith Cauld " and "Gala Water," 126 67 VOL. V. CONTENTS.