To Mr. Aiken

DEAR SIR, I received your kind letter with double pleasure, on account of the second flattering instance of Mrs. C.'s notice and approbation, I assure you I "Turn out the burnt o' my shin," as the famous Ramsay, of jingling memory, says, at such a patroness. Present her my most grateful acknowledgment in your very best manner of telling truth. I have inscribed the following stanza on the blank leaf of Miss More's Work:—[158] My proposals for publishing I am just going to send to press. I expect to hear from you by the first opportunity. I am ever, dear Sir, Yours, ROBT. BURNESS.