British poet, was born in Edinburgh on the 11th of February 1732.
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The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in western clouds his parting day. Go to Quote / Comment
The simplicity and uniformity of rural occupations, and their incessant practice, preclude any anxieties and agitations of hope and fear, to which employments of a more precarious and casual nature are subject. Go to Quote / Comment
A long sea implies an uniform and steady motion of long and extensive waves; on the contrary, a short sea is when they run irregularly, broken, and interrupted; so as frequently to burst over a vessel's side or quarter. Go to Quote / Comment