50 MEMOIR OF ALEXANDER WILSON. 



their affectionate esteem and respect. In his birth- 

 place, a Society has been formed amongst his 

 admirers, who have an annual meeting for the pur- 

 pose of cherishing and continuing past recollections, 

 where the merits of his works, and the worth of the 

 author, are commemorated in a speech or an ode. 

 Paisley has just reason to be proud of her towns- 

 man. 



