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
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Ednam is a small village near Kelso in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland.
James Thomson (poet, born 1700)
…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 baptised on 15 September. He was the fourth of nine children of Thomas Thomson and Beatrix Thomson (née…
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