"A pleasing rural prospect rises here,
To please th' enquiring mind as we draw near.
The building in George Town is very neat;
But paving of the streets not yet complete.
Some rural seats near to the Town is fine,
Which please the fancy and amuse the mind."—P. 39.
And lastly, from his Valedictory, we learn that—
"Poets, like grasshoppers, sing till they die,
Yet, in this life, some laugh, some sing, some cry."—P. 83.
These extracts are not given as the worst specimens. Is anything more known of John Searson, and of his other valuable productions, either in Ireland or America? As I perceive you have correspondents at Philadelphia, they will perhaps kindly afford me some information on the subject.