James Thomson
James Thomson
Scottish poet, dramatist, and lyricist known for his poetry collection The Seasons and for the text of the song "Rule, Brittania! His last work, The Castle of Indolence, was published just before his early death.
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth11 September 1700
rule varied winter
See, Winter comes to rule the varied year.
depending earnings wants
His earnings go up and down depending on what he wants to do.
king powerful rejoicing
But yonder comes the powerful king of day,/ Rejoicing in the east.
decides lucky mighty oft
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate/ Of mighty monarchs.
unrest woe depth
Your woe hath been my anguish; yea, I quail And perish in your perishing unblest. And I have searched the highths and depths, the scope Of all our universe, with desperate hope To find some solace for your wild unrest.
form happiness others people
That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others