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James Thomson Quotes

d. 1748 Scotland

James Thomson (September 11, 1700 – August 27, 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright.

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Tutor'd by thee, hence Poetry exalts
Her voice to ages; and informs the page
With music, image, sentiment, and thought,
Never to die! the treasure of mankind!
Their highest honour, and their truest joy!

The Seasons (1726)

O Sophonisba! Sophonisba, O!

Now black and deep the Night begins to fall,
A shade immense! Sunk in the quenching Gloom,
Magnificent and vast, are heaven and earth.
Order confounded lies; all beauty void,
Distinction lost, and gay variety
One universal blot: such the fair power
Of light, to kindle and create the whole.

Autumn, l. 113; The Seasons (1730)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Thomson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.