Poems by Robert Burns
The Battle Of Sherramuir
... They hack'd and hash'd, while braid-swords clashed, ...
The Hairst O' Rettie
... O he sharps their teeth tae gar them bite ...
Epistle to J. Lapraik
... I drudge thro' dub an' mire At pleugh or cart,My Muse, though hamely in attire, May touch the heart ...
1. Song-Handsome Nell
... But Nelly’s looks are blythe and sweet, ...
101. Song-Composed in Spring
... For it’s jet, jet black, an’ it’s like a hawk, ...
108. Song-Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary?
... And curst be the cause that shall part us! ...
11. Song-Here’s to thy health, my bonie lass
... But at twal’ at night, when the moon shines bright, ...
117. Song-Farewell to Eliza
... But the latest throb that leaves my heart, ...
12. Song-The Lass of Cessnock Banks
... Note 1. The lass is identified as Ellison Begbie, a servant wench, daughter of a farmer ...
13. Song-Bonie Peggy Alison
... When in my arms, wi’ a’ thy charms, ...
131. Song-Willie Chalmers
... Auld Truth hersel’ might swear yer’e fair, ...
134. Fragment of Song-The Night was Still
... Was “Irvine’s bairns are bonie a’ ...
136. Prayer-O Thou Dread Power
... When, soon or late, they reach that coast, ...
137. Song-Farewell to the Banks of Ayr
... Farewell, old Coila’s hills and dales, ...
14. Song-Mary Morison
... ” Oh, Mary, canst thou wreck his peace, ...
