CONTENTS.

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 re-

vise former songs,

5

II. Mr. B. to Mr. T, Promising

assistance,

6

III. Mr. T. to Mr. B. sending

some tunes,

8

IV. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " The

Lea Rig,” and “Will ye go

to the Indies, my Mary,"

9

V. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with

My

wife's a winsome wee thing,"

and “ O saw ye bonnie Les-

ley,"

13

VI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with “ High

land Mary,”

15

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

critical observations,

17

VIII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with an addi.

tional stanza to “ The Lea

Rig,"

19

IX. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " Auld

Rob Morris," and “ Duncan

Gray,”

21

No.

Page.

X. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with, “O

Poortith cauld," &c. and

“ Galla Water,"

23

XI. Mr. T. to Mr. B. Jan. 1793.

Desires anecdotes on the

origin of particular songs.

Tytler of Woodhouselee-

Pleyel-sends P. Pindar's

“ Lord Gregory.” Postscript

from the Hon. A. Erskine, 25

XII, Mr. B. to Mr. T. Has Mr.

Tytler's anecdotes, and means

to give his own-sends his

own “ Lord Gregory,"

28

XIII, Mr. B. to Mr. T. with “ Mary

Morison,"

31

XIV. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with Wan-

dering Willie,”

32

XV. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with “ Open

the door to me, Oh !"

33

XVI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. with " Jessie," 34

XVII. Mr. T. to Mr. B, with a list of

songs, and “ Wandering Will-
lie," altered,

ib,

XVIII. Mr. B. to Mr. T. “ When wild

war's deadly blast was

*blawn,” and “ Meg o' the

Mill,”

37

XIX. Mr. B. to Mr. T. Voice of

Coila-Criticism-Origin of

“ The Lass o' Patie's Mill," 40

XX. Mr. T. to Mr. B.

43

XXI. Mr. B. to Mr. T. Simplicity

requisite in

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 na-

tional music may

preserve

its native features,

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