O knew he but his happiness of men
- DMI number:
- 35125
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- O knew he but his happiness of men
- Last Line:
- When angels dwelt and god himself with man
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Extract / snippet from longer work, Blank verse, and Panegyric
- Themes:
- Retirement and Rural life
- Author:
- James Thomson
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Autumn. Sambrook (1981): 144-201.
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry, extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. [T119553] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.170-172
- Poem Title:
- The Pleasures of Retirement. [Thomson.]
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets ... The fourth edition [T121136] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.170-172
- Poem Title:
- The Pleasures of Retirement. [Thomson.]
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The poetical preceptor; or, a collection of select pieces of poetry; extracted from the works of the most eminent English poets. ... The fifth edition [T202612] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.170-172
- Poem Title:
- The Pleasures of Retirement. [Thomson.]
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker [Dublin, 6th ed] [Vol 1] [N24074] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or exercises in elocution [Dublin, 8th ed] [Vol 1] [T105852] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thompson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [3rd ed] [T105857] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [3rd ed] [T207884] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.311-314
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [5th ed] [T105851] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [6th ed] [T105856] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [Dublin, 3rd ed] [N24073] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [Dublin, 4th ed] [T105858] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [Dublin, 5th ed] [T207885] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [Dublin, 7th ed] [T105860] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [Dublin] [T207819] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.264-266
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [N24068] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.287-290
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [N24070] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [N37015] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.315-318
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105848] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105849] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.315-318
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105850] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105855] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105859] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.315-318
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105921] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105922] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.299-302
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T105923] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.286-289
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [new edition] [T199915] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.315-318
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The speaker: or miscellaneous pieces selected from the best English writers [T105854] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.311-314
- Poem Title:
- Chap. XXVIII. The Pleasures of Retirement.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
Poem Aliases
Thomson. Seasons. Autumn.
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