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James Thomson [1700-1748] SCO

Ranked #353 in the top 380 poets
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James Thomson was the most celebrated Scottish poet of the 1700`s until Robert Burns. In 1725, he traveled from Scotland to London where he published his masterpiece, The Seasons (1726-1730, revised 1744-1746). Thomson broke with the witty artificial poetic style of his day. He turned to nature for his subject matter, and wrote fresh, vivid descriptions of natural scenes in rich blank verse. This style led to the romantic movement later in the 1700`s.  Thomson was born in Ednam in the Scottish lowlands.

Blank verse, Classicism, Pessimism

Work	Lang	Rating
A Summer Noon	eng	1
Rule, Britannia! (With Variations)	eng	1
Scene Between May and June	eng	1
A Complaint On The Miseries Of Life	eng	0
A Hymn	eng	0
A Man Perishing in the Snow: From Whence Reflections are Raised on the Miseries of Life.	eng	0
A Nuptial Song	eng	0
A Paraphrase On The Latter Part Of The Sixth Chapter Of St Matthew	eng	0
A Pastoral Between Thirsis And Corydon, Upon The Death Of Damon, By Whom Is Meant Mr. W. Riddell	eng	0
A Pastoral Betwixt David, Thirsis, And The Angel Gabriel, Upon The Birth Of Our Saviour	eng	0
A Pastoral Entertainment	eng	0
A Poem Sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton	eng	0
A Poetical Epistle To Sir William Bennet, Bart. of Grubbat	eng	0
An Elegy on Parting	eng	0
An Elegy Upon James Therburn, In Chatto	eng	0
Care of Birds for their Young	eng	0
Cattle In Summer	eng	0
Come, Gentle God	eng	0
Contentment	eng	0
Dawn In Summer	eng	0
Death of the Stag	eng	0
Epilogue to Agamemnon	eng	0
Epilogue To Tancred And Sigismunda	eng	0
Epitaph On Miss Stanley, In Holyrood Church, Southampton	eng	0
Evening In Autumn	eng	0
Evening In Summer	eng	0
From Those Eternal Regions	eng	0
Happiness of a Country Life	eng	0
He, when young Spring protrudes the bursting gems	eng	0
Hymn On Solitude	eng	0
Hymn To God`s Power	eng	0
Insects In Summer	eng	0
Lavinia	eng	0
Lines On Marle Field	eng	0
Lisy`s Parting With Her Cat	eng	0
Mists In Autumn	eng	0
Noontide Retreat of Summer As a Haunt for Meditation	eng	0
Nothing Formed In Vain	eng	0
On A Country Life	eng	0
On Beauty	eng	0
On Happiness	eng	0
On May	eng	0
On Mrs Mendez` Birthday, Who Was Born On Valentine`s Day	eng	0
On The Death Of His Mother	eng	0
On The Death Of Mr Aikman	eng	0
On The Hoop	eng	0
On The Report That A Wooden Bridge Was To Be Built At Westminster	eng	0
On Æolus`s Harp	eng	0
Prologue To Mallet`s Mustapha	eng	0
Prologue To Tancred And Sigismunda	eng	0
Psalm CIV. Paraphrased	eng	0
Rambles In Autumn	eng	0
Reflections Suggested By Winter	eng	0
Sheep-Sheering	eng	0
Song	eng	0
Songs In The Masque Of Alfred: To Alfred	eng	0
Songs In The Masque Of Alfred: To Peace	eng	0
Spring Showers	eng	0
Stanzas Written By Thomson On The Blank Leaf Of A Copy Of His `Seasons` Sent By Him To Mr. Lyttleton	eng	0
Sweet Valley, Say	eng	0
The Castle Of Indolence	eng	0
The Effects of Spring on Nature	eng	0
The Four Seasons : Autumn	eng	0
The Four Seasons : Spring	eng	0
The Four Seasons : Summer	eng	0
The Four Seasons : Winter	eng	0
The Happy Man	eng	0
The Incomparable Soporific Doctor	eng	0
The Lover`s Fate	eng	0
The Morning In The Country	eng	0
The Morning Lark	eng	0
The Rainbow	eng	0
The Reapers In Autumn	eng	0
The Study and Beauties of the Works of Nature	eng	0
To Amanda	eng	0
To Amanda - Come, Dear Amanda, Quit The Town	eng	0
To Fortune	eng	0
To Her I Love	eng	0
To His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales	eng	0
To Love (Amanda)	eng	0
To Myra	eng	0
To Seraphina	eng	0
To The God Of Fond Desire	eng	0
To The Memory Of The Right Honourable Lord Talbot, Late Chancellor Of Great Britain. Addressed To Hi	eng	0
To The Nightingale	eng	0
To The Reverend Patrick Murdoch, Rector Of Stradishall, In Suffolk	eng	0
To The Same (Amanda) With A Copy Of The `Seasons`	eng	0
Verses Addressed To Amanda	eng	0
Verses On Receiving A Flower From His Mistress	eng	0
Waterfall	eng	0
When Last We Parted	eng	0

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