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Robert Burns's Poetry, by title

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  • A Bard's Epitaph
    Is there a whim-inspired fool,
    Owre fast for thought, owre hot for rule,
    30 lines, 2 comments
  • A Dedication
    Expect na, sir, in this narration,
    A fleechin, fleth'rin Dedication,
    134 lines
  • A Dream
    Guid-Mornin' to our Majesty!
    May Heaven augment your blisses
    135 lines, 1 comment
  • A Fiddler In The North
    Amang the trees, where humming bees,
    At buds and flowers were hinging, O,
    16 lines, 2 comments
  • A Man's A Man For A' That
    Is there for honesty poverty
    That hings his head, an' a' that;
    43 lines, 11 comments
  • A Poets Welcome To His Love-Begotten Daughter
    Thou's welcome, wean; mishanter fa' me,
    If thoughts o' thee, or yet thy mammie,
    55 lines, 2 comments
  • A Red, Red Rose
    Oh my luve is like a red, red rose,
    That's newly sprung in June:
    16 lines, 19 comments
  • A Winter Night
    When biting Boreas, fell and doure,
    Sharp shivers thro' the leafless bow'r;
    30 lines
  • Address To A Haggis
    Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
    Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!
    55 lines, 1 comment
  • Address To The Tooth-Ache
    My curse upon your venom'd stang,
    That shoots my tortur'd gums alang;
    36 lines, 1 comment
  • Address To The Unco Guid
    My Son, these maxims make a rule,
    An' lump them aye thegither;
    82 lines
  • Address ToThe Devil
    O thou! whatever title suit thee,—
        Auld Hornie, Satan, Nick, or Clootie!
    127 lines
  • Ae Fond Kiss
        Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;
        Ae fareweel, and then for ever!
    54 lines, 7 comments
  • Afton Water
    Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes,
    Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise;
    24 lines
  • Again Rejoicing Nature Sees
    Again rejoicing nature sees
    Her robe assume its vernal hues,
    38 lines
  • Ah, Woe Is Me, My Mother Dear
    Paraphrase of Jeremiah, 15th Chap., 10th verse.
    Ah, woe is me, my mother dear!
    15 lines
  • Airlin's Fine Braes
    O I've walked o'er yon countries baith early and late
    Among Airlin's braw lasses I've had mony a lang seat.
    29 lines
  • Anna, Thy Charms
    Yestreen I had a pint o' wine,
        A place where body saw na;
    38 lines
  • Auld Lang Syne
        Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
        And never brought to mind?
    80 lines, 1 comment
  • Bonie Lesley
    O saw ye bonie Lesley
    As she gaed o'er the Border?
    26 lines, 1 comment
  • Bonie Peggy Alison
    Chor. - And I'll kiss thee yet, yet,
    And I'll kiss thee o'er again:
    19 lines
  • Ca' The Yowes To The Knowes
    Chorus—
        Ca' the yowes to the knowes,
    25 lines
  • Comin Thro' The Rye
    O, Jenny's a' weet, poor body,
      Jenny's seldom dry:
    23 lines, 15 comments
  • Craigieburn Wood
    Sweet fa's the eve on Craigieburn,
    And blythe awakens the morrow,
    16 lines
  • Despondency -- An Ode
    Oppress'd with grief, oppress'd with care,
    A burden more than I can bear,
    70 lines
  • Duncan Gray
    Duncan Gray came here to woo,
    Ha, ha, the wooin o't!
    40 lines
  • Epistle To A Young Friend
    I lang hae thought, my youthfu' friend,
    A something to have sent you,
    98 lines
  • Epistle To J. Lapraik (excerpt)
    I am nae poet, in a sense,
        But just a rhymer like by chance,
    34 lines
  • Epitaph On Holy Willie
    Here Holy Willie's sair worn clay
    Taks up its last abode;
    24 lines
  • Fareweel To A'Our Scottish Fame
    Fareweel to a' our Scottish fame,
    Fareweel our ancient glory;
    24 lines
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