“ In his new position he displayed great energy. He died just as he was about to sail for South Africa, on December 5, 1834. Pringle's works comprise a collection of his early poems entitled Ephemerides (1828) ; African Sketches (1834) , composed of poems inspired by South Africa and the “Narrative of a Residence in South Africa.” The latter volume contains “The Emigrants” and “A Farm in the Desert,” Pringle's finest poems. ”