Robert Burns — English Poetry Library

English Poetry Library

Robert Burns1759–179618th centuryRomanticism Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.

Poems

150 poems

101. Song—Composed in Spring38 lines
115. The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, Tarbolton32 lines
117. Song—Farewell to Eliza16 lines
123. Lines to an Old Sweetheart8 lines
128. The Farewell28 lines
130. Nature’s Law: A Poem48 lines
136. Prayer—O Thou Dread Power24 lines
137. Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr32 lines
144. A Winter Night96 lines
15. Winter: A Dirge24 lines
155. Epistle to Mrs. Scott of Wauchope House70 lines
16. A Prayer under the Pressure of Violent Anguish16 lines
166. Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, Edinburgh4 lines
167. Epitaph for Mr. William Michie, Schoolmaster4 lines
177. Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair47 lines
185. The Humble Petition of Bruar Water89 lines
19. A Prayer in the Prospect of Death20 lines
193. On Scaring some Water-Fowl in Lock Turit40 lines
195. Song—A Rose-bud by my Early Walk24 lines
201. Birthday Ode for 31st December, 178760 lines
203. Sylvander to Clarinda41 lines
204. Song—Love in the Guise of Friendship8 lines
209. Song—M’Pherson’s Farewell28 lines
220. Song—The Winter it is Past8 lines
226. Song—I hae a Wife o’ my Ain16 lines
234. A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s Death16 lines
244. The Henpecked Husband19 lines
247. Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Oswald of Auchencruive31 lines
25. My Father was a Farmer: A Ballad36 lines
254. Caledonia: A Ballad48 lines
26. John Barleycorn: A Ballad60 lines
264. Song—On a Bank of Flowers36 lines
273. Song—Tam Glen32 lines
278. On the late Captain Grose’s Peregrinations60 lines
279. Epigram on Francis Grose the Antiquary6 lines
280. The Kirk of Scotland’s Alarm: A Ballad118 lines
285. Song—I Gaed a Waefu’ Gate Yestreen16 lines
29. Song—The Rigs o’ Barley39 lines
292. Song—Farewell to the Highlands13 lines
293. The Whistle: A Ballad72 lines
294. Song—To Mary in Heaven32 lines
296. The Five Carlins: An Election Ballad97 lines
297. Election Ballad for Westerha’23 lines
304. Song—I Murder hate16 lines
305. Song—Gudewife, count the lawin18 lines
309. Verses on Captain Grose16 lines
311. On the Birth of a Posthumous Child24 lines
314. Song—There’ll never be Peace till Jamie comes hame16 lines
324. Song—The Charms of Lovely Davies32 lines
347. Song—Ye Jacobites by Name20 lines
352. The Song of Death16 lines
370. Song—Sic a Wife as Willie had32 lines
375. Song—The Deuks dang o’er my Daddie16 lines
38. Epitaph on my Ever Honoured Father9 lines
383. Song—My Wife’s a winsome wee thing14 lines
386. The Rights of Women—Spoken by Miss Fontenelle38 lines
39. Ballad on the American War72 lines
391. A Tippling Ballad—When Princes and Prelates, etc.21 lines
394. Song—Braw Lads o’ Gala Water16 lines
395. Sonnet on the Author’s Birthday14 lines
398. Lord Gregory: A Ballad24 lines
403. The Soldier’s Return: A Ballad64 lines
419. Bonie Jean: A Ballad48 lines
421. Epitaph on a Lap-dog8 lines
437. Song—Thine am I, my faithful Fair16 lines
438. Impromptu on Mrs. Riddell’s Birthday16 lines
447. Song—A red, red Rose16 lines
449. Song—The Flowery banks of Cree16 lines
45. My Girl she’s Airy: A Fragment6 lines
466. Ode for General Washington’s Birthday62 lines
478. Epigram on a Suicide4 lines
488. Song—The Winter of Life16 lines
494. Song—Farewell thou stream that winding flows24 lines
511. Song—O aye my wife she dang me14 lines
518. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 148 lines
519. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 296 lines
520. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 368 lines
538. Song—Now Spring has clad the grove in green40 lines
540. Inscription to Chloris24 lines
548. The Dean of Faculty: A new Ballad40 lines
551. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 437 lines
57. Holy Willie’s Prayer102 lines
7. Ah, woe is me, my Mother dear12 lines
73. Song—Farewell to Ballochmyle16 lines
79. Adam Armour’s Prayer42 lines
92. Suppressed Stanzas of “The Vision”92 lines
93. The Rantin Dog, the Daddie o’t16 lines
94. Here’s his Health in Water12 lines
A BROTHER POET.57 lines
A CANTATA.15 lines
A DIRGE.99 lines
A FRAGMENT.31 lines
A Red, Red Rose16 lines
A WINTER NIGHT99 lines
AIR.5 lines
An Unco Mournfu’ Tale120 lines
CALEDONIAN HUNT.44 lines
CHORUS.35 lines
ELEGANTLY ILLUSTRATED.4 lines
Elegy on Miss Burnet of Monboddo11 lines
Fickle Fortune: A Fragment8 lines
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE.4 lines
I.14 lines
II.14 lines
III.14 lines
Impromptu—“I’ll Go And Be A Sodger”8 lines
IN THE PROSPECT OF DEATH.27 lines
IV.14 lines
IX.14 lines
MILTON136 lines
My Father Was A Farmer37 lines
ON GIVING HER THE ACCUSTOMED RIPP OF CORN TO HANSEL IN THE NEW YEAR133 lines
On scaring some Water-fowl in Loch Turit11 lines
ON THE SAME OCCASION.33 lines
Paraphrase Of The First Psalm99 lines
POEMS AND SONGS OF ROBERT BURNS122 lines
POOR MAILIE'S ELEGY.63 lines
PREFACE.61 lines
Raging Fortune—Fragment Of Song12 lines
RECITATIVO.28 lines
SCOTCH DRINK.140 lines
SHAKSPEARE.101 lines
Song—“No Churchman Am I”30 lines
Song—I Dream’d I Lay16 lines
Song—In The Character Of A Ruined Farmer36 lines
The Brigs of Ayr5 lines
THE FAREWELL.9 lines
The Laddies by the Banks o' Nith6 lines
TO A HAGGIS.56 lines
TO DR. ARCHIBALD LAURIE.17 lines
Tragic Fragment59 lines
Transcriber's Note.4 lines
Tune--"_Auld Sir Symon._"28 lines
Tune--"_Soldier laddie._"30 lines
Tune--"_Soldiers' Joy._"45 lines
Tune—“Bide ye yet.”25 lines
Tune—“Galla Water.”83 lines
Tune—“I am a man unmarried.”75 lines
Tune—“If he be a Butcher neat and trim.”56 lines
Tune—“Laggan Burn.”36 lines
Tune—“The Braes o’ Balquhidder.”19 lines
UNDER THE PRESSURE OF VIOLENT ANGUISH.24 lines
V.14 lines
Verses to John Rankine5 lines
VI.14 lines
VII.14 lines
VIII.14 lines
Winter: A Dirge41 lines
X.14 lines
XI.17 lines