The Poetical Works of Miss Susanna Blamire.

Title

The Poetical Works of Miss Susanna Blamire.

Author

Blamire, Susanna, 1747-1794

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Edinburgh,: John Menzies ... [also] R. Tyas, London; D. Robertson, Glasgow; and C. Thurnam, Carlisle

1842

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Contents

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• TITLE PAGE
• CONTENTS.
• PREFACE.
• MEMOIROFMISS SUSANNA BLAMIRE.
• POETICAL WORKS.
  • STOKLEWATH;*
  • THE LILY OF THE VALLEY,
  • THE INVITATION.
  • THE FAREWELL TO AFFECTION.
  • THE RECALL TO AFFECTION.
  • TO A LADY,
  • THE LILY'S TRIUMPH OVER THE ROSE.
  • MAY NOT THE LOVE OF PRAISE
  • THE BOWER OF ELEGANCE.
  • THE ADIEU AND RECALL TO LOVE.
  • TO-MORROW.
  • ADDRESS TO HEALTH.­1784.
  • THE NUN'S RETURN TO THE WORLD,
  • ON IMAGINED HAPPINESS
  • WRITTEN ON A GLOOMY DAY, IN SICKNESS.
  • TO A LADY
  • MOONLIGHT.
  • BRIDE-CAKE.
  • SPRING.
  • PITY'S DESCENT TO EARTH,
  • ON THE DANGEROUS ILLNESS OF MY FRIENDMRS L.
  • TO THE FLOWER LOVE-IN-IDLENESS,
  • ON COLLINS'S ODE ON THE PASSIONS,
  • LETTERS OF THE LOVERS.
    • I. TO ANNA.
    • II. TO THE MOURNER.
    • III. TO ANNA.
  • EDWIN AND ALICIA.
  • ADDRESS TO MISS J. GALE
  • A PETITION TO APRIL.
  • AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF MRS DACRE.
  • HOPE.
  • EPISTLE TO HER FRIENDS AT GARTMORE.
  • THE DESCENT OF PITY.
  • A CALL TO HOPE.
  • WRITTEN IN A CHURCHYARD,
  • AN EPISTLE
  • A CAUTION TO MISS B.
• SONGS.
  • THE CHELSEA PENSIONERS.1
  • NAY, NAY, CENSOR TIME.
  • THOUGH BACCHUS MAY BOAST.
  • IN THE DREAM OF THE MOMENT.
  • WHEN THE SUNBEAMS OF JOY.
  • FOR THE CARLISLE HUNT.
  • IN THAT EYE WHERE EXPRESSION.
  • IN THE SEARCH OF GOOD HUMOUR.
  • COME, MORTALS, ENLIVEN THE HOUR.
  • WHEN THE SOFT TEAR STEALS SILENTLY.
  • O WHERE IS THE SPLENDOUR.
  • O BID ME NOT TO WANDER.
  • WHAT AILS THIS HEART O' MINE !
  • I'VE GOTTEN A ROCK, I'VE GOTTEN A REEL.
  • WHEN HOME WE RETURN.
  • O WHY SHOULD MORTALS SUFFER CARE.
  • OLD HARRY'S RETURN. 2
  • THE NABOB. 1
  • THE SILLER CROUN.
  • THE WAEFU' HEART.
• SONGSIN THECUMBERLAND DIALECT.
  • THE TOILING DAY HIS TASK HAS DUIN.
  • WEY, NED, MAN !
  • THE CUMBERLAND SCOLD.1
  • BARLEY BROTH.
  • THE MEETING.
  • WE'VE HED SEC A DURDUM.
  • AULD ROBIN FORBES.
• MISCELLANEOUS SONGS.
  • THE SOLDIER'S RETURN.
  • AGAIN MAUN ABSENCE CHILL MY SOUL.
  • ON THE MARRIAGE OF MISS JOHANNA GALE
  • 'TWAS WHEN THE SUN SLID DOWN YON HILL.
  • THE AULD CARLE WAD TAK ME FAIN.
  • I'M TIBBY FOWLER O' THE GLEN.
  • AE NIGHT IN DARK DECEMBER.
  • HAD MY DADDIE LEFT ME GEAR ENOUGH.
  • O JENNY DEAR.
  • DEAR NANCY.
  • O JENNY DEAR, THE WORD IS GANE.
  • O JENNY DEAR, I'VE COURTED LANG.
  • BEHOLD, MY AMANDA.
  • O THERE IS NOT A SHARPER DART.
  • I AM OF A TEMPER FIXED AS A DECREE.
  • WHEN SEVEREST FOES IMPENDING.
  • I'LL HAE A NEW COATIE.
  • O DINNA THINK, MY BONNIE LASS.
  • NOW SANDY MAUN AWA.
  • THE LOSS OF THE ROEBUCK.
  • A CURE FOR LOVE.
  • WHEN NIGHT'S DARK MANTLE.
  • O DONALD ! YE ARE JUST THE MAN.
• APPENDIX.
• THE CARRIER PIGEON.
• THE SAILOR LAD'S RETURN.
• THE VILLAGE CLUB.
• ERRATA.