lines to john m'murdo, esq. of drumlanrig

    sent with some of the author's poems.

    o could i give thee india's wealth,

    as i this trifle send;

    because thy joy in both would be

    to share them with a friend.

    but golden sands did never grace

    the heliconian stream;

    then take what gold could never buy—

    an honest bard's esteem.