James Thomson

11 September 1700 - 27 August 1748. British poet and playwright, mainly known for his poem "The Seasons" and the Ode "Rule, Britannia!", later set to music by Thomas Arne.

Sources:

Bayne, William. James Thomson. Philadelphia: R. West, 1977.

Sambrook, James. James Thomson. 1700-1748: A Life. New York: OUP, 1991.

Scott, Mary Jane W. James Thomson. Anglo-Scot. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1988.