"; ▁" Ill um ination ▁of ▁Tar bol ton ▁on ▁the ▁Rec overy ▁of ▁his ▁Majesty "; ▁" B attle ▁of ▁the ▁L args "; ▁" The ▁Bur ial ▁of ▁Lord ▁Aber c orn " ▁ ▁Robert ▁Burn s , ▁David ▁S ill ar , ▁Claud ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Bal lo ch my le , ▁his ▁wife ▁Helen ora ▁and ▁several ▁others ▁feature ▁in ▁his ▁po ems . ▁His ▁poetry ▁has ▁few ▁adm ir ers ▁and ▁Mack ay ▁describes ▁his ▁efforts ▁as ▁" Un gram mat ical , ▁defect ive ▁in ▁met re ▁and ▁def ic ient ▁in ▁rh yme ." ▁Pat erson ▁states ▁that ▁" .. ▁that ▁his ▁pieces ▁would , ▁in ▁short , ▁be ▁int ol er able ▁but ▁for ▁their ▁abs urd ity , ▁.. " ▁Local ▁events ▁and ▁personal ities ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁his ▁po ems , ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁local ▁significance . ▁ ▁A ▁Part ial ▁List ▁of ▁the ▁Po ems ▁and ▁Songs ▁in ▁Alexander ▁T ait ' s ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁publication ▁' Po ems ▁and ▁Songs ' ▁▁▁ ▁Com posed ▁by ▁Plot cock , ▁the ▁F oul ▁Th ief ' s ▁Ex cis eman , ▁ ▁The ▁Answer ▁to ▁Plot cock , ▁ ▁S ill ar ▁and ▁T ait ; ▁or , ▁Tit ▁for ▁Tat , ▁ ▁The ▁Author ' s ▁N ativity , ▁ ▁The ▁Lady ▁Bal lo ch my le ' s ▁Ch ari ot , ▁ ▁Col s field ' s ▁Haw ks ▁and ▁Grey h ounds , ▁ ▁Ill um