Works with a theme of humour (94)
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A sonnet upon sonnets
鈥淔ourteen, a sonneteer thy praises sings; ...鈥
A poem written in 1788 and performed by Kate Dickie
Address To The Toothache
鈥淢y curse upon your venom'd stang ...鈥
A poem written in 1786 and performed by Richard Wilson
At Brownhill Inn
鈥淎t Brownhill we always get dainty good cheer ...鈥
A poem written in 1795 and performed by Eddi Reader
Beware o' Bonie Ann
鈥淵e gallants bright, I rede you right, ...鈥
A song written in 1789 and performed by Richard Wilson
Come Rede Me Dame
鈥淐ome rede me dame,come tell me, dame ...鈥
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Alan Cumming
Death and Doctor Hornbook
鈥淪ome books are lies frae end to end, ...鈥
A poem written in 1785 and performed by Alan Cumming
Divine Service In The Kirk Of Lamington
鈥淎s cauld a wind as ever blew, ...鈥
An epigram written in 1791 and performed by Ian McDiarmid
Elegy on the year 1788
鈥淔or lords or kings I dinna mourn ...鈥
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Kate Dickie
Epigram Addressed To An Artist
鈥淒ear Sir, I'll gie ye some advice ...鈥
A poem written in 1787 and performed by Crawford Logan
Epigram On Rough Roads
鈥淚'm now arrived -- thanks to the gods ...鈥
An epigram written in 1786 and performed by Phyllis Logan
Epigram On Said Occasion
鈥淥 Death, had'st thou but spar'd his life ...鈥
An epigram written in 1784 and performed by Richard Wilson
Epigram. Another On The Said Occasion
鈥淥ne Queen Artemisia, as old stories tell, ...鈥
An epigram written in 1784 and performed by Richard Wilson
Epigrams on Lord Galloway
鈥淲hat dost thou in that mansion fair ...鈥
An epigram written in 1793 and performed by Laura Fraser
Epitaph For Mr Walter Riddell
鈥淪ic a reptile was Wat, sic a miscreant slave ...鈥
A poem written in 1794 and performed by Crawford Logan
Epitaph On A Henpecked Country Squire
鈥淎s father Adam first was fool'd, ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1784 and performed by Richard Wilson
Epitaph On Holy Willie
鈥淗ere Holy Willie's sair worn clay ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1785 and performed by John Sessions
Epitaph on John Bushby Esq
鈥淗ere lies John Bushby-honest man ...鈥
A song written in 1796 and performed by Alan Cumming
Extempore reply to an invitation
鈥淪ir, Yours this moment I unseal ...鈥
A poem written in 1786 and performed by Tam Dean Burn
Extempore, in the Court of Session
鈥淗e clench'd his pamphlets in his fist ...鈥
A poem written in 1787 and performed by Barbara Rafferty
Grim Grizzle
鈥淕rim Grizzel was a mighty Dame ...鈥
A poem written in 1795 and performed by Jonathan Watson
Holy Willie's Prayer
鈥淥 Thou, who in the heavens does dwell ...鈥
A poem written in 1785 and performed by Richard Wilson
I'll Tell You a Tale of a Wife
鈥淚'll tell you a tale of a wife ...鈥
A song written in 1789 and performed by Dawn Steele
Lament For The Absence Of William Creech, Publisher
鈥淎uld chuckie Reekie's sair distrest, ...鈥
A poem written in 1787 and performed by Hannah Gordon
Lines To A Gentleman
鈥淜ind Sir, I've read your paper through ...鈥
A poem written in 1790 and performed by John Sessions
Lines sent to John Syme of Ryedale
鈥淥 had the malt thy strength of mind ...鈥
An epigram written in 1795 and performed by Bill Paterson
Lines written in the kirk of Lamington
鈥淎s cauld a wind as ever blew ...鈥
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Kate Dickie
Lines written on windows of the Globe Tavern, Dumfries
鈥淭he greybeard, old wisdom, may boast of his treasures, ...鈥
A poem written in 1796 and performed by Kate Dickie
My Auntie Jean held to the shore
鈥淢y Auntie Jean held to the shore ...鈥
A poem performed by Laura Fraser
O Leave Novels
鈥淥 leave novels, ye Mauchline belles ...鈥
A poem written in 1784 and performed by Robert Carlyle
Occasional Address, Spoken by Miss Fontenelle, on her benefit night
鈥淪till anxious to secure a partial favour, ...鈥
A poem written in 1793 and performed by Alison Peebles
On A Dog Of Lord Eglingtons
鈥淚 never barked when out of season ...鈥
A poem performed by Crawford Logan
On An Innkeeper In Tarbolton
鈥淗ere lies a mock Marquis, whose titles were shamm'd ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1795 and performed by Crawford Logan
On An Innkeeper Nicknamed The Marquis
鈥淗ere lies a mock Marquis, whose titles were shamm'd ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1785 and performed by Alan Cumming
On Andrew Turner
鈥淚n Se'enteen Hunder 'n Forty-Nine ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1795 and performed by Eddi Reader
On Commissary Goldie's Brains
鈥淟ord, to account who dares Thee call ...鈥
A poem written in 1795 and performed by John Ramage
On James. Grieve, Laird of Boghead, Tarbolton
鈥淗ere lies Boghead amang the dead ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1784 and performed by Eddi Reader
On John Morine, laird of Laggan
鈥淲hen Morine, deceased, to the Devil went down ...鈥
An epigram written in 1793 and performed by Liz Lochhead
On Maxwell of Cardoness
鈥淏less Jesus Christ, O Cardoness ...鈥
An epigram written in 1794 and performed by Liz Lochhead
On The Late Captain Grose's Peregrinations Thro' Scotland
鈥淗ear, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots, ...鈥
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Hannah Gordon
On a Schoolmaster in Cleish Parish, Fifeshire
鈥淗ere lies Willie Michie's banes ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1787 and performed by Joyce Falconer
On a Suicide One
鈥淗ere lies in earth a root of Hell ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1795 and performed by Alan Cumming
On a Suicide Two
鈥淓arth'd up, here lies an imp o' hell, ...鈥
An epitaph written in 1795 and performed by Alan Cumming
On being asked why God had made Miss D so little and Mrs A so big
鈥淎sk why God made the gem so small ...鈥
A poem written in 1793 and performed by Phyllida Law
On seeing Miss Fontenelle in a Favourite Character
鈥淪weet naivete of feature ...鈥
A poem written in 1793 and performed by Barbara Rafferty
On the Duchess of Gordon's Reel Dancing
鈥淪he kiltit up her kirtle weel ...鈥
A poem written in and performed by Clare Grogan
Pinned to Mrs Riddell's carriage
鈥淚f you rattle along like your mistress's tongue ...鈥
A poem written in 1794 and performed by John Ramage
Prologue Spoken At The Theatre Of Dumfries
鈥淣o song nor dance I bring from yon great city ...鈥
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Hannah Gordon
Scotish Ballad
鈥淟ast May a braw wooer cam down the lang glen ...鈥
A song written in 1795 and performed by Eddi Reader
Sic a wife as Willie's Wife
鈥淲illie Wastle dwalls on Tweed ...鈥
A song written in 1792 and performed by Paul Young
The Bonniest Lass
鈥淭he bonniest lass that ye meet neist ...鈥
A song written in 1785 and performed by Alan Cumming
The Braw Wooer
鈥淟ast May, a braw wooer cam doun the lang glen ...鈥
A song written in 1795 and performed by Phyllis Logan
The Brigs of Ayr
鈥淭he simple Bard, rough at the rustic plough ...鈥
A poem written in 1786 and performed by Multiple Readers
The Dean Of The Faculty
鈥淒ire was the hate at old Harlaw ...鈥
A poem written in 1796 and performed by Siobhan Redmond
The Five Carlins
鈥淭here was five Carlins in the South ...鈥
A song written in 1789 and performed by Annette Crosbie
The Fornicator
鈥淵e jovial boys who love the joys ...鈥
A poem written in 1784 and performed by John Sessions
The Heron Ballads : Buy Braw Troggin
鈥淲ha will buy my Troggin ...鈥
The Jolly Beggars : Love and Liberty - A Cantata
鈥淲hen lyart leaves bestrow the yird, ...鈥
A song written in 1785 and performed by Multiple Readers
The Jolly Beggars : Merry Andrew
鈥淪ir Wisdom's a fool when he's fou ...鈥
A song written in 1785 and performed by Robert Carlyle
The Jolly Beggars : Sir Wisdom's a fool when he's fou
鈥淪ir Wisdom's a fool when he's fou ...鈥
A song written in 1785 and performed by Tam Dean Burn
The Mauchline Wedding
鈥淲hen Eighty five was seven month auld ...鈥
A song written in 1785 and performed by Alan Cumming
There's a youth in this city
鈥淭here's a youth in this city, it were a great pity ...鈥
A song written in 1789 and performed by Hannah Gordon
There's three true gude fellows
鈥淭here's three true gude fellows ...鈥
A song written in 1796 and performed by Blythe Duff
To Dr Maxwell, on Miss Jessy Staig's recovery
鈥淢axwell, if merit here you crave ...鈥
A poem written in 1794 and performed by Liz Lochhead
To Mr E - on his translation of and commentaries on Martial
鈥淥 thou, whom poesy abhors ...鈥
A poem written in 1787 and performed by Tam Dean Burn
To a Louse
鈥淗a! whaur ye gaun , ye crowlin ferlie? ...鈥
A poem written in 1785 and performed by Robert Carlyle
To a painter
鈥淒ear - , I'll gie ye some advice ...鈥
A poem written in 1787 and performed by Barbara Rafferty
To the Hon Mr RM, of Panmure, on his high Phaeton
鈥淭hou fool, in thy Phaeton towering ...鈥
A poem written in 1794 and performed by John Ramage
Willie Brew'd A Peck O' Maut
鈥淥 Willie brew'd a peck o' maut ...鈥
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Robbie Coltrane
Ye'se get a hole to hide it in
鈥淥 will ye speak at our town ...鈥
A song written in and performed by Joyce Falconer
You're welcome, Willie Stewart
鈥淵ou're welcome, Willie Stewart ...鈥
A poem written in 1796 and performed by Kate Dickie
