Thomson

Famous quotes containing the word thomson:

    Now ‘tis nought
    But restless hurry through the busy air,
    Beat by unnumbered wings.
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    When Britain first, at Heaven’s command,
    Arose from out the azure main,
    This was the charter of her land,
    And guardian angels sung the strain:
    Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!
    Britons never shall be slaves.
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    To sunny waters some
    By fatal instinct fly; where on the pool
    They sportive wheel, or, sailing down the stream,
    Are snatched immediate by the quick-eyed trout
    Or darting salmon.
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)