To Mr. James Johnson, Edinburgh.
Two more songs-Asks a fair subject
for his muse
XXXV. To Wm. Creech, Esq. Ellișland, May
30, 1789. Tooth ache personified-
Another specimen of the Bathos
June 8, 1789. Overwhelmed with bu-
siness Serious counsel
To Capt. Riddel, Carse. Ellisland,
Oct. 16, 1789. Poetic apprehensions
"The Whistle" "Here are we
met." &c. -
To the same. "An old Song."
To Mr. Robert Ainslie. Ellisland,
Νου. 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.