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those of Burns would have been often unintelligible.

He has therefore yielded to the earnest request of the trustees of the family of the poet, to suffer them to appear in their natural order; and independently of the illustration they give to the letters of our bard, it is not to be doubted that their intrinsic merit will ensure them a reception from the public, far beyond what Mr. Thomson's modesty would permit him to suppose. The whole of this correspondence was arranged for the press by Mr. Thomson, and has been printed with little addition or variation.

To this are added, the greater number of the songs furnished by our bard for Mr. Johnson's publication, entitled, "The Scots Musical Museum," (See p. 269) and such other of his poems, not before published, as seemed not unworthy of seeing

the light.

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INDEX.

INDEX

TO THE

Correspondence between Mr. Thomson and Mr. Burns:

No.

Page

1. MR. THOMSON TO MR. BURNS. 1792.

Desiring the Bard to furnish verses for some of the Scottish airs, and to revise former songs, 1

II. MR. B. to MR. T. Promising assistance, III. Mr. T. to Mr. B. sending some tunes,

IV. Mr. B. to Mr. T.

with "The Lea Rig," and "Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary,"

V. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "My wife's a win

some wee thing," and "Q saw ye bonnie
Lesley,"

3

5

13

VI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "Highland Mary," 17

VII. Mr. T. to Mr. B. Thanks, and critical ob

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VIII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with an additional stanza

19

to "The Lea Rig."

23

No.

No.

IX.

Page.

25

Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "Auld Rob Morris”

and "Duncan Gray,"

X. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "O Poortith cauld
&c." and "Galla Water,"

XI. Mr. T. to Mr. B. Jan. 1793. Desiring
anecdotes on the origin of particular songs.
Tytler of Woodhouselee-Pleyel-sends P.
Pindar's "Lord Gregory."-Postscript
from the Hon. A. Erskine,

XII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. Has Mr. Tytler's anec-
dotes, and means to give his own-sends
bis own "Lord Gregory,"

29

32

36

XIII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " Mary Morison," 41

XIV. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with

Willie,"

"Wandering

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XV. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "Open the door to

me, Ob !"

XVI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "Jessie,"

XVII. Mr. T. to Mr. B. with a list of songs, and
"Wandering Willie" altered,

44

46

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47

XVIII. Mr. B. to Mr T. "When wild war's dead-
ly blast was blawn," and " Meg o' the
Mill,"

XIX. Mr. B. to Mr. T. Voice of Coila-Criticism

50

-Origin of "The Lass o' Patie's Mill," 55

XX. Mr. T. to Mr. B.

61

No.

No.

Page.

XXI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. Simplicity requisite in a
song-One poet should not mangle the

works of another,

XXII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. "Farewell thou stream
that winding flows."-Wishes that the

national music may preserve its native
features,

62

66

XXIII. Mr. T. to Mr. B. Thanks and observations, 68

XXIV. Mr. B to Mr. T. with "Blythe bae I
been on yon bill,”

XXV. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "O Logan,
sweetly didst thou glide." "O gin my
love were yon red rose," &c.

XXVI.

70

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73

Mr. T. to Mr. B. Enclosing a note-

Thanks,

XXVII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "There was a

lass and she was fair,"

XXVIII. Mr. B to Mr. T. Hurt at the idea of pe-

cuniary recompense-Remarks on songs,

XXIX. Mr. T. to Mr. B. Musical expression,

XXX. Mr. B. to Mr. T. For Mr. Clarke,

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XXXI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with "Phillis the fair," 87

XXXII. Mr. T. to Mr. B. Mr. Allan-Drawing
from "John Anderson my jo,"

XXXIII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " Had I a cave"
&c. Some airs common to Scotland
and Ireland,

90

92

No.

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