Works read by Phyllida Law
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Address, to the shade of Thomson, on crowning his bust, at Ednam, Roxburghshire, with bays
“While virgin Spring, by Eden's flood ...”
A poem written in 1791 and performed by Phyllida Law
Elegy on Captain MH, A gentleman who held the patent for his honours immediately from almighty god
“O Death! Thy Tyrant Fell and bloody! ...”
An epitaph written in 1788 and performed by Phyllida Law
Epigram on Mr James Gracie
“Gracie, thou art a man of worth, ...”
An epigram written in 1795 and performed by Phyllida Law and Alan Cumming
Epitaph For Mr Walter Riddell
“Sic a reptile was Wat, sic a miscreant slave ...”
A poem written in 1794 and performed by Phyllida Law and Crawford Logan
Extempore - on some commemorations of Thomson
“Dost thou not rise, indignant shade ...”
A poem written in 1791 and performed by Phyllida Law
Ode, sacred to the memory of Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive
“Dweller in yon dungeon dark ...”
A poem written in 1788 and performed by Phyllida Law
On being asked why God had made Miss D so little and Mrs A so big
“Ask why God made the gem so small ...”
A poem written in 1793 and performed by Phyllida Law
Sketch for an Elegy
“Craigdarroch, fam'd for speaking art ...”
An elegy written in 1788 and performed by Phyllida Law
Sonnet, on the death of Robert Riddel, Esq. of Glen Riddel, April 1974
“No more, ye warblers of the wood, no more ...”
An epitaph performed by Phyllida Law
The fete champetre
“O wha will to Saint Stephen's house ...”
A poem written in 1788 and performed by Phyllida Law
The laddies by the banks o' Nith
“The ladies by the banks o' Nith ...”
A poem written in 1789 and performed by Phyllida Law
Theniel Menzies bonie Mary
“In comin' by the brig o' Dye ...”
A song written in 1788 and performed by Phyllida Law
