James Thomson was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!"
Portrait by Stephen Slaughter, 1736
1726 portrait of Thomson by John Vanderbank
The poet James Thomson as depicted on the Scott Monument
The frontispiece of The Seasons by James Thomson. Published by Alexander Donaldson
The Seasons (Thomson)
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The Seasons is a series of four poems written by the Scottish author James Thomson. The first part, Winter, was published in 1726, and the completed poem cycle appeared in 1730.
James Thomson (poet, born 1700)
…James Thomson (c. 11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of "Rule, Britannia!" James Thomson was born in Ednam in Roxburghshire around 11 September 1700 and…
Title page of 1805 edition
The Cottagers by Joshua Reynolds based on Thomson's "Autumn" poem
Musidora by Thomas Gainsborough