criticisms-Verses on a mother's loss
To Capt. Riddel, Carse. Elusland,
Oct. 16, 1789. Poetic apprehensions
"The Whistle"-" Here are we
met." &c.
To the same. "An old Song."
To Mr. Robert Ainslie. Ellisland,
Nov. 1, 1789. Appointed to an excise
division-droll harangue of a recruit-
ing sergeant
To Mr. Peter Hill, Bookseller, Edin-
burgh. Ellisland, Feb. 2, 1790. His ras-
cally occupation as Gauger must serve
as an apology for his silence-Asks af-
ter a celebrated lady of his own name
-Commissions some cheap books—.
Smollett's works on account of their
incomparable humour-Is nice only
in the appearance of his Poets-must-