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.