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Carstairs, Christian. Original Poems. By a Lady, Dedicated to Miss Ann Henderson. A Tribute to Gratitude and Friendships. Edinburgh: Andrew Shortrede, 1786. (ESTC T76883)
- ORIGINAL POEMS.
- dedication
- A NEW YEAR's GIFT.
- BASKET of FLOWERS. SONG.
- PASTORAL.
- On seeing Lady H— after the Death of a favourite Daughter.
- A DREAM.
- [QUEEN MARY.]
- Addressed to a BEECH TREE, on observing that some of its Leaves were tinged by the Smoke of a Fire that had been kindled under it.
- Wrote some Months after the Accounts of my Brother's Death, who was killed in Action, July 1st 1763, near to Patna in Bengal.
- EPITAPH.
- Wrote the week before my Father was to be informed of my Brother's death.
- Earl of ELGIN's death.
- On the arrival of the Ship from Messina in the Island of Sicily, with the Corple of the late Earl of Morton.
- EPITAPH. For Alexander Wedderburn, Esq; St Germains.
- To Lady H—n.
- [IN shades! to pass the summer day]
- To a Brother of the Author's.
- The three following beautiful Stanzas by Miss A. H. to the Author.
- To Miss A. H—.
- [Scarce a breeze on the lake, with four oars to our boat;]
- Wrote as if repeated extempore by a Gentleman, occasioned by a Miniature Picture of a Lady being put up as a But to shoot at in Germany the time of the last war.
- NUMBER SIXTH.
- A BALLAD.
- EVENING.
- [OUR Scottish dames for virtue still be fam'd;]
- SONG.
- A SONG, to the Tune of “Here awa, there awa.”
- NUMBER SEVENTH.
- A Lady in the Character of a Nymph. To the Corsican Warrior at Shakespeare's Jubilee.
- To —.
- FALSEHOOD — TRUTH
- Impudence caressed — Merit neglected.
- NUMBER EIGHTH.
- To Miss M— B.
- To a young Lady who was going to India.
- To — Esq; Member of the Capillaire Club.
- On the Death of André.
- [In a triumphal car]
- EPITAPH.
- List of Subscribers Names
- GEorge Dempster, Esq;
- Sir John Dalrymple, H. M. Bt.
- Sir James Pringle, Baronet.
- Sir John Halket, Baronet.
- Mr Henderson, Advocate.
- Mr Williamson, Advocate.
- Mr James Moubray.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Thomson.
- Mr Philip Loch.
- Lord Dunsinnan.
- Colonel Campbell.
- Mr Robert Hay.
- Dr Duncan.
- Colonel Dundas.
- Mr Ramsay of Ochtertyre.
- Mr Kerr, Blacksheills.
- Colonel Hepburn.
- Mr Arbuthnot.
- Charles Mitchell, Esq;
- Mr Dundas.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Whyte.
- Mr Dundas.
- Honourable Mr Drummond, Perth.
- Sir John Henderson, Baronet.
- James Trail, Esq; of Hobbister.
- Alexander Miller, Esq;
- Mr Cockburn.
- Mr William Ross.
- Dr Webster
- Miss Anne Henderson.
- Duchess of Hamilton.
- Duchess of Buccleugh.
- Duchess of Gordon.
- Lady Betty Anstruther.
- Lady Henderson.
- Lady Colvin.
- Lady Ann Erskine.
- Lady Rachel Bruce.
- Lady Halket.
- Mrs Lockhart.
- Miss J. Henderson.
- Mrs Henderson.
- Miss Semple.
- Mrs Pringle.
- Mrs Ramsay-Balsour.
- Miss Balsour
- Miss Anstruther, Balcaskie.
- Miss Catharine Anstruther.
- Miss Elisabeth Anstruther.
- Mrs N. Nairne.
- Mrs Kerr.
- Mrs Nairne.
- Mrs Rowland.
- Mrs Bruce Arnot.
- Miss Keith.
- Miss Dundas.
- Miss Charteris.
- Lady Sarah Bruce.
- Lady Christian Erskine.
- Lady Rachel Drummond.
- The Hon. Mrs Drummond of Perth.
- Miss Crawford.
- Miss Elphinston.
- Lady Hailes.
- Mrs Wedderburn, St Germains.
- Lady Hunter-Blair.
- Mrs Wellwood.
- Mrs Farquharson.
- Mrs Hay of Montblairy.
- Lady Blantyre.
- Mrs Stirling.
- Miss Carstairs.
- Lady Frances Stuart.
- Mrs Colonel Whyte.
- Mrs Scott,
- Mrs Murray.
- Lady Helen Dalrymple.
- Mrs Patterson.
- Mrs Pringle.
- Miss Charlotte Carstairs.
- Mrs Philp.
- Mrs Lauder of Carlside.
- Countess of Buchan.
- Countess of Selkirk.
- Countess of Aboyne.
- Countess of Elgin.
- Mrs Mitchell.
- Miss Marion Forbes.
- Miss Gray Tesus.
- Mrs Joass.
- Countess of Hadinton.
- Countess of Caithness
- Mrs Renton.
- Lady Isabella Sinclair.
- Lady Janet Trail.
- Mrs Ross.
ORIGINAL POEMS.
By a LADY, DEDICATED To Miss ANN HENDERSON.
A TRIBUTE To GRATITUDE AND FRIENDSHIP.
EDINBURGH:
Printed in the Year MDCCLXXXVI.
To MARGARET Countess of MORAY.