Poems begining by &
/ page 33 of 41 /497. SongThe Tear-dropWae is my heart
© Robert Burns
WAE is my heart, and the tears in my ee;
Lang, lang has Joy been a stranger to me:
Forsaken and friendless, my burden I bear,
And the sweet voice o Pity neer sounds in my ear.
105. Despondency: An Ode
© Robert Burns
OPPRESSD with grief, oppressd with care,
A burden more than I can bear,
I set me down and sigh;
O life! thou art a galling load,
178. Impromptu on Carron Iron Works
© Robert Burns
WE cam na here to view your warks,
In hopes to be mair wise,
But only, lest we gang to hell,
It may be nae surprise:
1. SongHandsome Nell
© Robert Burns
O ONCE I lovd a bonie lass,
Ay, and I love her still;
And whilst that virtue warms my breast,
Ill love my handsome Nell.
46. The Belles of Mauchline
© Robert Burns
IN Mauchline there dwells six proper young belles,
The pride of the place and its neighbourhood a;
Their carriage and dress, a stranger would guess,
In Lonon or Paris, theyd gotten it a.
159. SongMy Lord a-Hunting he is gane
© Robert Burns
Chorus.MY ladys gown, theres gairs upont,
And gowden flowers sae rare upont;
But Jennys jimps and jirkinet,
My lord thinks meikle mair upont.
53. Lines on the Authors Death
© Robert Burns
HE who of Rankine sang, lies stiff and dead,
And a green grassy hillock hides his head;
Alas! alas! a devilish change indeed.
309. Verses on Captain Grose
© Robert Burns
KEN ye aught o Captain Grose?Igo, and ago,
If hes amang his friends or foes?Iram, coram, dago.
486. SongInconstancy in love
© Robert Burns
LET not Woman eer complain
Of inconstancy in love;
Let not Woman eer complain
Fickle Man is apt to rove:
163. On Elphinstones Translation of Martials Epigrams
© Robert Burns
O THOU whom Poetry abhors,
Whom Prose has turnèd out of doors,
Heardst thou yon groan?proceed no further,
Twas laureld Martial calling murther.
399. SongOpen the door to me, oh
© Robert Burns
OH, open the door, some pity to shew,
Oh, open the door to me, oh,
Tho thou hast been false, Ill ever prove true,
Oh, open the door to me, oh.
551. Ballad on Mr. Herons ElectionNo. 4
© Robert Burns
WHA will buy my troggin, fine election ware,
Broken trade o Broughton, a in high repair?
353. Poem on Sensibility
© Robert Burns
SENSIBILITY, how charming,
Dearest Nancy, thou canst tell;
But distress, with horrors arming,
Thou alas! hast known too well!
404. EpigramThe True Loyal Natives
© Robert Burns
YE true Loyal Natives attend to my song
In uproar and riot rejoice the night long;
From Envy and Hatred your corps is exempt,
But where is your shield from the darts of Contempt!
77. Epitaph on John Dove, Innkeeper
© Robert Burns
Strong ale was ablution,
Small beer persecution,
A dram was memento mori;
But a full-flowing bowl
Was the saving his soul,
And port was celestial glory.
91. The Vision
© Robert Burns
And wear thou thisshe solemn said,
And bound the holly round my head:
The polishd leaves and berries red
Did rustling play;
And, like a passing thought, she fled
In light away. [To Mrs. Stewart of Stair Burns presented a manuscript copy of the Vision. That copy embraces about twenty stanzas at the end of Duan First, which he cancelled when he came to print the price in his Kilmarnock volume. Seven of these he restored in printing his second edition, as noted on p. 174. The following are the verses which he left unpublished.]
362. SongThou Gloomy December
© Robert Burns
ANCE mair I hail thee, thou gloomy December!
Ance mair I hail thee wi sorrow and care;
Sad was the parting thou makes me remember
Parting wi Nancy, oh, neer to meet mair!
40. Reply to an Announcement by J. Rankine
© Robert Burns
I hae been in fort ance or twice,
And winna say oer far for thrice;
Yet never met wi that surprise
That broke my rest;
But now a rumours like to rise
A whaups i the nest!
213. SongUp in the Morning Early
© Robert Burns
CAULD blaws the wind frae east to west,
The drift is driving sairly;
Sae loud and shills I hear the blast
Im sure its winter fairly.
36. Epitaph on James Grieve
© Robert Burns
HERE lies Boghead amang the dead
In hopes to get salvation;
But if such as he in Heavn may be,
Then welcome, hail! damnation.