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Search - Works. Vol. III. With Life Of The Author By George Chalmers, And An Essay On His Genius And Writings By Lord Woodhouselee

Works Vol III With Life Of The Author By George Chalmers And An Essay On His Genius And Writings By Lord Woodhouselee
Author: Allan Ramsay

W O R K S h WITH LIFE OF THE AUTHOR RUSTIC TEMPLE ERECTED TN IIONOUR OF RAIISAIT, Near the Sceue of the Gentle Shepherd. -- CONTENTS OF VOLUME THIRD. -- EPIGRAMMATICAL POEMS. Page Cupid thrown into the South Sea, 9 On a Gold Teapot, 10 On a Punch-bowl, . . . 10 Spoken to three young Ladies, . . 10 T,. e Rose Tree, 11 Spoken to two young Ladies. ... more ». 12 On receiving a Present of an Orange from Bliss G. Lockhart, now the Cduntess of Aboyne, 12 To. Rlr. Pope. C . 12 Wrote on Lady Somervilles Book of Scots Sangs, 1.3 An Epigram, . 13 On the Marquis of Annandales conveying me a present of Guineas in my Snuff-box, after he had taken all the Snuff, 14 To Mrs. h1. M. on her Painting, . . 15 On Mr. Drummonds being appointed a Commissioner of the Customs, . 15 On the Duke of Hamiltons shooting an arrow through the Neck of an Eel, . 15 An Epigram to Calista, . . 16 A Character, . 16 Verses on the last Leaf of the Bannatyne Manuscript in the Advocates Library, . 17 Spoken to Mrs. X., . 18 EPISTOLARY POEMS. An Epistle to Allan Ramsay, by Josiah Burchet, Esq., . 2 1 The answer to the foregoing, . 22 I 1 iv CONTENTS OF VOLUME THIRD. Seven familiar Epistles, which passed between Lieut. Hamilton and the Author, . To the Music Club, An Epistle to James Arbuckle, describing the Author, To the Earl of Dalhousie, . To Mr. Aikman, To Sir William Bennet, . To a Friend at Florence, To R. H. B., . To Blr. Joseph Blitchell, on the successful Representation of his Tragedy. . To Robert Yarde of Devonshire, An Epistle from Mr. William Starrat, . To Mr. William Starrat, on receiving the foregoing, . 1 0 Mr. Gay, on hearing the Duchess of Queensbury commend some of his Poems, An Epistle to Josiah Burchet, on his being chosen Member of Parliament, To Mr. David Rlalloch, on his Departure from Scotland, . To William Somerville of Warwickshire, . An Epistle from Mr. Somerville, . . An Answer to the foregoing, . An Epistle from William Somerville to Allan Ramsay, on pblishing his second Volume of Poems, Ramsays Atiswer to the foregoing, To Donald M6Ewen, Jeweller, at St. Petersburgh, . To the same, on receiving a Present of a gold seal, . 1 0 his Friends in Ireland. who, on a Report of his Death, made and published several Elegies, c. An Epistle from a Gentleman in the Country to his Friend in Edinburgh, . An Epistle to James Clerk. Esq. of Pennycuik, To A. R. on the Poverty of the Poets, The Answer, Epistle to John Wardlaw, . Page FABLES AND TALES. An Epistle to Duncan Porbes, Lord Advocate, . . 117 A Fable of the Twa Books, . 120 The Clock and the Dial, . . 121 CONTENTS OF VOLUME TIIIRD. V - .. A Page The Ram and the Buck, 122 The lovely Lass and the Mirror, . . 124 Jupiters Lottery, - . . 125 , I The Miser and Rlinos, . 127 I The Ape and the Leopard, W 129 1 The Ass and the Brock, 131 The Fox and the Rat, . m 132 i The Caterpillar and the Ant, W m . 134 The twa Cats and the Cheese, . W W 135 The Cameleon, . , . m . . 137 The twa Lizards, W . 139 Mercury in Quest of Peace, . W W . 141 , The Spring and the Syke, 144 The Phoenix and the Owl, . . 145 The Boy and the Pig, . 147 The Man with the Twa Wives, -. . . 149 The Fable of the condemnd Ass, 149 The Gods of Bgypt, . . 151 The Spectacles, . 159 The Fox turnd Preacher, . . 154 The Bee and the Fly, 156 The Horses Complaint, . 157 Tit for Tat, . 168 The Parrot, . 160 The Eclipse, . 161 The Monk and the Millers Wife, . . 162 The daft Bargain, . 170 The twa Cut-purses, . . . 171 The Lure, . 172 h Tale of the Three Bonnets, . 177 The Eagle and the Robin Redbreast, 204 The Conclusion the Authors Address to llis . Book in I C Imitation of Horace, . . W . 206 APPENDIX. I. Early Life and Apprenticeship of Ramsay, . 209 11. Ramsays Courtship, . . . 215 111. Hamsays Residences, 1V. First Representation of the Gentle Shepherd, ...

ISBN-13: 9781408621622
ISBN-10: 1408621622
Publication Date: 1/31/2008
Pages: 422
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