CONTENTS TO THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR THOMSON AND MR BURNS. II. Mr B. to Mr T. III. Mr T. to Mr B. 1. MR THOMSON TO MR BURNS. 1792. De- siring the bard to furnish verses, for some of the Scottish airs, and to revise former songs,~~~~~~~I ye go to the Indies, my Mary," Mr B. to Mr T. With " My wife's a winsome wee With an additional stanza to IX. Mr B. to Mr T. With "Auld Rob Morris" and X. Mr B. to Mr T. With "O Poortith Cauld," &c. XXXIII. Mr B. to Mr T. With "Had I a cave &c.- Some airs common to Scotland and Ireland,~70 tions of Burns's Delighted with the produc- Mr B. to Mr T. Remarks on songs in Mr T.'s list-His own method of forming a song "Thou hast left me ever, Jamie”— -"Where are the joys I hae met in the morning”- XLIII. Mr B. to Mr T. XLVI. Mr B. to Mr T. XLVIII. 66 With a variation of “ Ban- With Deluded swain, the pleasure"-Remarks,................ Mr B. to Mr T. With Thine am I, my faithful fair,"-" O condescend dear charm- ing maid" —“ The Nightingale”—“ Laura” -(the three last by G. Turnbull).....................................105 Mr T. to Mr B. Apprehensions-Thanks.l10 No. Page Mr B. to Mr T. With "Husband, husband, L. Mr T. to Mr B. 1794. Melancholy compari- has begun a sketch from the Cotter's Satur- "Banks of Cree,”...................................... LII. Mr B. to Mr T. Pleyel in France-" Here, where the Scottish muse immortal lives," presented to Miss Graham of Fintry, with a copy of Mr Thomson's Collection, 116 LVIII. Mr T. to Mr B. Advising him to write a Mu- LIX. Mr T. to Mr B. Has been examining Scottish collections-Ritson-Difficult to obtain an- cient melodies in their original state129 LX. Mr B. to Mr T. Recipe for producing a love- song—“ Saw ye my Phely"-Remarks and anecdotes" How long and dreary is the night"—" Let not woman e'er complain" "The Lover's Morning Salute to his Mis- LXI. Mr T. to Mr B. Page Wishes he knew the inspir- ing Fair One-Ritson's Historical Essay not interesting-Allan-Maggie Lawder,140 LXII. Mr B. to Mr T. Has begun his Anecdotes, &c. "My Chloris mark how green the groves"Love" It was the charming LXIII. - -The black keysInstance of the difficulty of tracing the origin of ancient airs,141 LXIV. Mr B. to Mr T. with "O Philly happy be that day"-Starting note" Contented wi' little, and cantie wi' mair" Canst thou leave me thus, my Katy ?"(The Reply, Stay my Willie, yet believe me," in a note) -Stock and horn... 151. o' sweet myrtle," &c.-" "Twas na her bon- nie blue c'e," &c. LXXIII. Mr T. to Mr B. With Allan's design from |