James Thomson (1700-1748)
British poet, b. Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland; st. Edinburgh College, intended Presbyterian ministry; left Scotland 1725, w. in London as secretary, tutor of Charles Talbot during European tour. Associated (like Fielding) to Lyttelton's 'Patriots', rivals to Walpole; d. Richmond.
______. "Of a Country Life." Poem. Edinburgh Miscellany. 1720.
_____. "To the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton." Poem. May 1727.
_____. The Seasons. Poem in 4 books. 1730-1746.
_____. Sophonisba. Tragedy. 1730.
_____. Liberty. Poem in 5 parts. 1735-36.
_____. Agamemnon. Tragedy. 1738.
_____. "Ode: Rule, Britannia." 1740.
_____. Tancred and Sigismunda. Tragedy. 1745.
_____. The Castle of Indolence. Poem. 1748.
