The Castle of Indolence
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The Castle of Indolence is a poem written by James Thomson, a Scottish poet of the 18th century, in 1748.
Drawing of the Castle of Indolence
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!"
The Castle of Indolence
…The Castle of Indolence is a poem written by James Thomson, a Scottish poet of the 18th century, in 1748. According to the Nuttall Encyclopedia, the Castle of Indolence is "a place in which the dwellers live…
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