Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE

_POETICAL WORKS_

OF

JANET LITTLE,

THE

_SCOTCH MILKMAID_.

AIR:

PRINTED BY JOHN & PETER WILSON.

M,DCC,XCII.

Entered in Stationers’ Hall.

TO THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

_FLORA_,

COUNTESS OF LOUDOUN,

THE FOLLOWING

POEMS

ARE

WITH PERMISSION,

_HUMBLY INSCRIBED_,

BY

YOUR LADYSHIP’S]

EVER GRATEFUL,

AND OBEDIENT

HUMBLE SERVANT,

JANET LITTLE,

_CONTENTS._

_Page_

To Hope 27

On Happiness 32

Upon a young Lady’s leaving Loudoun Castle 37

The fickle Pair 40

To a Lady, a Patroness of the Muses, on her Recovery
from Sickness 42

The Lottery Ticket 45

The Month’s Love 47

Damon and Philander 50

Colin and Alexis 58

Almeda and Flavia 62

On the Spring 72

William and Mary 75

Lothario 78

Amanda, an Elegy on the Death of Mrs. ----,
personating her Husband 83

Celia and her Looking Glass 86

The unfortunate Rambler 91

Lucina, an Elegy 94

The envied Kiss 98

The young Man’s Resolution 100

To a young Man under Sentence of Death for Forgery,
from his Mistress 101

On an unlooked for Separation from a Friend 104

Written January first, 1792 106

On a Visit to Mr. Burns 111

Given to a Lady who asked me to write a Poem 113

Epistle to Nell, wrote from Loudoun Castle 117

Nell’s Answer 120

Another Epistle to Nell 122

An Epistle to a Lady 125

From Snipe, a favourite Dog, to his Master 129

On the Death of J---- H----, Esq. 133

On the Birth of J---- H----, Esq.’s Son 138

On a Gentleman’s proposing to travel 300 Miles to
see J---- H----, Esq.’s Child 140

Verses written on a Foreigner’s visiting the Grave of a
Swiss Gentleman, buried among the Descendents
of Sir William Wallace, Guardian of
Scotland in the thirteenth Century 142

From Philander to Eumenes 144

Sylvia and Armeda 147

The captivated Soldier 150

On reading Lady Mary Montague and Mrs. Rowe’s
Letters 153

Upon a young Lady’s breaking a Looking Glass 155

An Acrostic upon a young Woman, written by her
Lover 158

An extemporary Acrostic 159

An Epistle to Mr. Robert Burns 160

To my Aunty 164

On Halloween 167

On seeing Mr. ---- Baking Cakes 171

A Poem on Contentment 173

Alcanzar 180

Alonzo to Delia 184

Delia to Alonzo 185

From Delia to Alonzo, who had sent her a slighting
Epistle 188

From Flavia to Carlos 192

To Nell when at Moffat Well 195

A young Lady’s Lamentation for the Loss of her Sister
by Marriage 197

The Rival Swains 202

To a Lady who sent the Author some Paper, with a
Reading of Sillar’s Poems 206

_SUBSCRIBERS NAMES._

A

Boyd Alexander, Esq. of Southbar
Mrs. Alexander, ditto
Mrs. Alexander of Ballamile
Mr. Robert Ainsley, writer, Edinburgh
Mrs Arnot of Dalwhatswood
Mrs. Austine, Edinburgh
Mr. Armstrong, Braikwoodlees
Mr. William Armstrong, writer, Langholm
Mr. John Armstrong, Eives
Mr. John Armstrong, Wier
Mr. John Aitchison, Annan
Mr. John Aitchison, Newbie
Mr. Thomas Archibald, Ardry
Mr. Francis Allwood, Shuttleston
Mr. Robert Allan, Catrine
Mr. Andrew Anderson, Glasgow
Mr. Robert Allason, ditto
Mr. Agnew, Castlewig
Robert Anderson, Esq. of Borland
Mr. William Andrew, Oldhall
Mr. Thomas Aiton, Woodhead
Mr. James Aitken, Cairn
Mr. Alexander Ainsley, Prince’ street, Edinburgh
Mr. James Alexander, Union Bank, Paisley
Mr. William Alexander, manufacturer, ditto
Mr. John Andrew of Coldstream
Dr. Adair, Edinburgh
Miss Adair, ditto

B

Honourable Mr. Boyle, Irvine
Honourable Mrs. Boyle, ditto
Sir John Hunter Blair
T. Boyle, Esq. of Shouilston
Robert Baillie Esq. of Mayvill
Miss Lesly Baillie
Mrs. Baillie of Canal-bank
James Boswell, Esq. of Auchinleck
Richard Bousiher, Esq. Bath
William Blair Esq. of Blair
Mrs. Blair of ditto
Mrs Bushbie, Tinwaldowns, 2 copies
Miss Bushbie
Thomas Beattie Esq. of Cruvie
Alexander Benton Esq. of Lamberton
George James Bell, Esq. advocate, Edinburgh
James Buchannan Esq.
Alexander Brown, Esq.
Mr. A. Blair, writer to the signet, Edinburgh
Mr. David Balfour, writer to the signet, ditto
Rev. Mr. Thomas Brisbane, Dunlop
Mr. Hugh Breckenridge, of Daldarick
Mr. William Bell, Argyle street, Glasgow, 4 copies
Miss Bell, 2 copies
Mr. James Bell, 2 copies
Mr. William Balfour, Glasgow
Mr. Blair, George’ street, Edinburgh
Mrs. Balmain, Hill street, ditto
Miss Balmain
Mrs. Buchannan, Sydorf, Hanover street
Mrs. Bell, Queen’s street
Mr. James Brown, Loudoun kirk
Mr. James Brown, Fenwick
Mr. John Begbie, Kilmarnock
Miss Bosland, Paisley
Mr. William Brown, writer, Kilmarnock
Mr. James Brown, Blacklaw
Mr. James Brown, merchant, Kilmarnock
Robert Borland, Esq
Mr. William Babington
Miss J. Brown of Waterhause
Miss M. Brown, ditto
Mr. Andrew Brown, writer, Stewarton
Mr. John Beg, Cairn
Mr. James Bell, Ecclefechen
Mr. C. Baillie, Matterstain
Mr. David Blackwood, Stewarton
Mr. Robert Baird, Drumkelly
Mr. Richard Beattie, Lochmaben
Mr. Stairs Beck, Charlesfield
Mr. James Beck, Allenby
Mr. John Burle, cotton manufacturer, Annan
Mr. James Burnie, Kilnhead
Mr. David Black, Longbridge
Mr. Patrick Blackstock, Woodside
Mr. John Blacklock, Cummertrees
Mr. David Blair
Mr. Thomas Buchannan, merchant, Glasgow
Mr. James Buchannan, merchant, ditto
Mr. Robert Boyd, do
Mr. John Baird, LIII. Regiment
Mr. James Baird, Niddrie
Mrs Catharine Beattie, Ballamile
Mr. Robert Burns, Dumfries