Stray leaves from the portfolios of Alisander the seer, Andrew Whaup, and Humphrey Henkeckle

PREFACE.
A number of the friends and admirers of Alexander
Rodger, considering that a great many of his pieces, which
had been sent into the world from time to time under quaint
signatures, and in various periodical publications, ran a
great chance of being entirely lost, formed themselves into
a Committee for the purpose of having these pieces col¬
lected, and put into a proper shape, so that they might be
preserved, and handed down to posterity. After a deal
of trouble in searching out these fugitives, the Com¬
mittee are now glad that their labours have been brought
to a successful termination by the publication of these
“ Stray Leaves,” which, in all probability, would have
been entirely lost, had such a plan not been pursued.
Another reason which led the Committee to the step
taken was, that having themselves been long delighted
with the productions of Mr Rodger’s muse, they con¬
sidered it but due to him to give the public an opportunity
of showing that the ^labourer is worthy of his hire.”