DEAR SIR, at ony time or tide, <br />I'd rather sit wi' you than ride, <br />Though 'twere wi' royal Geordie: <br />And trowth, your kindness, soon and late, <br />Aft gars me to mysel' look blate— <br />The Lord in Heav'n reward ye!R. BURNS.ELLISLAND.<br /><br />Robert Burns<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rhyming-reply-to-a-note-from-captain-riddell/
