James Thomson (c. 11 September 1700 – 27 August 1748) was a Scottish poet and playwright, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence...

James Thomson (poet, born 1700) (1700–1748), Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson (weaver poet) (1763–1832), Scottish poet James Thomson (poet,...

Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (d. 1780) September 11 – James Thomson, Scottish poet (d. 1748) September 15 – Jean-Gilles du Coëtlosquet, French ecclesiastic...

portrait painter David Paton, active 1660–1700, painter of miniatures François Quesnel (c. 1543–1619), Scotland-born French painter John Michael Wright (1617–1694)...

astronomer (born 1692) 27 August – James Thomson, poet (born 1700 in Scotland) 6 September – Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London and scholar (born 1669) 12 September...

Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (died 1785) 11 September – James Thomson, poet (died 1748) George Bogle of Daldowie, tobacco and sugar merchant...

Ludwig Zinzendorf, German theologian (died 1760) September 11 – James Thomson, Scottish poet (died 1748) November 25 – Kata Bethlen, Hungarian memoirist and...

English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature. He was born at Allington Castle near Maidstone in...

Poets' Corner is the name traditionally given to a section of the south transept of Westminster Abbey in London, where many poets, playwrights, and writers...

Dublin-born author and friend of Jonathan Swift Robert Riccaltoun (1691–1769), Scottish Presbyterian divine and friend of poet James Thomson (1700–1748)...

poet and ascetic James Thomson (1700–1748), Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson (Bysshe Vanolis, 1834–1882), Scottish Victorian poet Henry David Thoreau...

"Thomson, James (poet, 1700–1748)" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. "Thomson, James...

York Charles Thomson (born 1953) Martin Yeoman (born 1953) Michael Clark (artist) (born 1954) Lubaina Himid (born 1954) Aidan Hughes (born 1954) Anish...

Gilfeather, journalist, broadcaster and author Sir Alexander Gray, poet James 'Napper' Thomson, Businessman Michael Marra, musician Lochee | Scotland Total...

1670 - Blaise Pascal - Pensées [Thoughts] (incomplete at his death in 1662) 1700 – Mary Astell, Some Reflections Upon Marriage 1607 – Francesco Sforza Pallavicino...

1906 James Thomson (1827 – 1888), Poet and songwriter (not to be confused with poets: James Thomson 1700 – 1748, James Thomson 1763 – 1832, or James Thomson...

John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle John Strachan, U.S. politician Ross Thomson (born 1987), politician and former MSP, former Conservative MP for Aberdeen...

composer (died 1700) c. November – Jacob Tonson, English bookseller and publisher (died 1736) unknown date – Lin Yining (林以寧), Chinese poet (died c. 1730)...

1760), German poet September 11 – James Thomson (died 1748), Scottish poet September 30 – Stanisław Konarski, born Hieronim Konarski (died 1773), Polish...

(1712–94), and poet and playwright James Thomson's (1700–48), most famous for the nature poetry of his Seasons. Tobias Smollett (1721–71) was a poet, essayist...

and translator (born 1699) August 27 – James Thomson, Scottish-born poet (born 1700) September 21 – John Balguy, English philosopher (born 1686) November...

rebellion John Dryden (1631–1700), Poet Laureate; "Absalom and Achitophel"; translator of Virgil Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883), poet; Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám...

1812–18 James Vernon, Secretary of State 1697–1700 (North) and 1700–02 (South) Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey, Secretary of State 1699–1700 (South)...

Other precursors are James Thomson (1700–1748) and James Macpherson (1736–1796). James Macpherson was the first Scottish poet to gain an international...

was introduced by Argyll to the court of King James VI in Edinburgh, taking on the role of a courtier-poet. He was one of the senior aristocrats who moved...

story writer James Thomson (1700–1748), poet Thomas Thomson (1768–1852), advocate, antiquarian and archivist Ruthven Todd (1914–1978), poet, artist, novelist...

(1774–1810) poet James Tassie (1735–1799) gem engraver and modeller Thomas Telford (1757–1834) civil engineer and architect James Thomson (1700–1748) poet, author...

route south and continues to be known as 'The Lang Whang'. The weaver poet James Thomson was brought up in the village in the late 18th century and is commemorated...

Tennant (born 1970), model Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912–2000), philanthropist, mother of Donald Trump John Thomson (1837–1921), photographer James Tytler...

– James Thomson, 47 (born 1700), Scottish-born poet and playwright, author of the words to "Rule Britannia!" November 25 – Isaac Watts (born 1674), English...