The Poetical Works of Janet Little, the Scotch Milkmaid

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Author

Little, Janet, 1759-1813

Title

The poetical works of Janet Little, the Scotch milkmaid

Original Publication

Ayr: J. & P. Wilson, 1792.

Credits

Fay Dunn, Neil Mercer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

English poetry -- Scottish authors -- 18th century

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 71781

Release Date

October 2, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE POETICAL WORKS OF JANET LITTLE, THE SCOTCH MILKMAID .
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.SUBSCRIBERS NAMES. — A — B — C — D — E — F — G — H — I, J — K — L — M — N — O — P — R — S — T — W — V — Y
4. 4.ERRATA .
5. 5.TO THE COUNTESS OF LOUDOUN .
6. 6.TO THE PUBLIC . — I. — II. — III. — IV.
7. 7.POEMS .
8. 8.TO HOPE . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V.
9. 9.ON HAPPINES S.
10. 10.UPON A YOUNG LADY ’S LEAVING LOUDOUN CASTLE .
11. 11.THE FICKLE PAIR .
12. 12.TO A LAD Y, A PATRONESS OF THE MUSE S, ON HER RECOVERY FROM SICKNESS .
13. 13.THE LOTTERY TICKET .
14. 14.THE MONTH ’S LOVE .
15. 15.DAMON AND PHILANDER . — DAMON. — PHILANDER. — DAMON. — PHILANDER. — DAMON. — PHILANDER. — DAMON. — PHILANDER. — DAMON.
16. 16.COLIN AND ALEXIS . — ALEXIS.
17. 17.ALMEDA AND FLAVIA . — FLAVIA. — ALMEDA. — FLAVIA. — ALMEDA. — FLAVIA. — ALMEDA. — FLAVIA. — ALMEDA. — FLAVIA. — ALMEDA.
18. 18.ON THE SPRING .
19. 19.WILLIAM AND MARY .
20. 20.LOTHARIO .
21. 21.AMANDA : AN ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF M RS. ——, PERSONATING HER HUSBAND .
22. 22.CELIA AND HER LOOKING GLASS .
23. 23.THE UNFORTUNATE RAMBLER .
24. 24.LUCINA : AN ELEGY .
25. 25.THE ENVIED KISS .
26. 26.THE YOUNG MAN’S RESOLUTION .
27. 27.TO A YOUNG MAN UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR FORGERY . FROM HIS MISTRESS .
28. 28.ON AN UNLOOKED-FOR SEPARATION FROM A FRIEND .
29. 29.WRITTEN JANUARY FIRST , 1792.
30. 30.ON A VISIT TO M R. BURNS .
31. 31.GIVEN TO A LADY WHO ASKED ME TO WRITE A POEM .
32. 32.EPISTLE TO NELL , WROTE FROM LOUDOUN CASTLE .
33. 33.NELL’S ANSWER .
34. 34.ANOTHER EPISTLE TO NELL .
35. 35.AN EPISTLE TO A LADY .
36. 36.FROM SNIPE , A FAVOURITE DOG , TO HIS MASTER .
37. 37.ON THE DEATH OF J——. H——. Esq. JUNE , 1790.
38. 38.ON THE BIRTH OF J——. H——. Esq.’s SON . NOVEMBER 15, 1790.
39. 39.ON A GENTLEMAN ’S PROPOSING TO TRAVEL 300 MILES TO SEE J——. H——. Esq.’s CHILD .
40. 40.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 .
41. 41.FROM PHILANDER TO EUMENES .
42. 42.SYLVIA AND ARMEDA . — Armeda. — Sylvia. — Armeda. — Sylvia.
43. 43.THE CAPTIVATED SOLDIER .
44. 44.ON READING LADY MARY MONTAGUE AND Mrs. ROWE’S LETTERS .
45. 45.UPON A YOUNG LADY ’S BREAKING A LOOKING-GLASS .
46. 46.AN ACROSTIC UPON A YOUNG WOMAN , WRITTEN BY HER LOVER .
47. 47.AN EXTEMPORARY ACROSTIC .
48. 48.AN EPISTLE TO M R. ROBERT BURNS .
49. 49.TO MY AUNTY .
50. 50.ON HALLOWEEN .
51. 51.ON SEEING M R. —— BAKING CAKES .
52. 52.A POEM ON CONTENTMENT . INSCRIBED TO JANET NICOL, A POOR OLD WANDERING WOMAN, WHO LIVES BY THE WALL AT LOUDOUN AND USED SOMETIMES TO BE VISITED BY THE COUNTESS.
53. 53.ALCANZAR .
54. 54.FROM ALONZO TO DELIA .
55. 55.FROM DELIA TO ALONZO .
56. 56.FROM DELIA TO ALONZO . WHO HAD SENT HER A SLIGHTING EPISTLE.
57. 57.FROM FLAVIA TO CARLOS .
58. 58.TO NELL WHEN AT MOFFAT WELL .
59. 59.A YOUNG LADY’S LAMENTATION FOR THE LOSS OF HER SISTER BY MARRIAGE .
60. 60.THE RIVAL SWAINS .
61. 61.TO A LADY WHO SENT THE AUTHOR SOME PAPER WITH A READING OF SILLAR’S POEMS.
62. 62.Transcriber's Notes

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