When my breast labours with oppressive care
- DMI number:
- 15499
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- First Line:
- When my breast labours with oppressive care
- Last Line:
- Is he unwise or are ye less than they
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Biblical paraphrase and Couplet
- Themes:
- Grief / sadness / melancholy and Religion
- Author:
- James Thomson
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Sambrook (1986): 283-284.
- Title:
- A present for a young lady [N20932] [reissue of T100697]
- Page No(s):
- pp.341-343
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the latter Part of the VIth Chap. of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- Miscellaneous poems, by several hands: Particularly The D--- of W---n, Sir Samuel Garth, Dean S-, Mr. John Hughes, Mr. Thomson, Mrs. C-r. Publishd by Mr. Ralph. [ESTC T100697]
- Page No(s):
- pp.341-343
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the latter Part of the VIth Chap. of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [N15990] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-40
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- Title:
- A collection of poems on divine and moral subjects, selected from various authors. [T97392] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.194-195
- Poem Title:
- Part of VI. Chap. Matthew,
- Attribution:
- Paraphrased by Mr. Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- Sacred poems or a collection of translations and paraphrases from the holy scriptures [N21358] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- pp.74-75
- Poem Title:
- Latter part of Chap. VI. of Matthew paraphrased.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors [T90031] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.29-30
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase of the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87951] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.29-30
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase of the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thompson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T189227] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-40
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79395] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-40
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets. Or, a collection of moral and sacred poetry. From the most eminent authors. [T79396] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.39-40
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N16023] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.33-34
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thompson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [N29557] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.33-34
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thomson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
- Title:
- The beauties of the poets: being a collection of moral and sacred poetry, from the most eminent authors. [T87952] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.33-34
- Poem Title:
- A Paraphrase on the Latter Part of the Sixth Chapter of St. Matthew.
- Attribution:
- Thompson.
- Attributed To:
- James Thomson
Poem Aliases
The Bible. Matthew. Chapter 6.
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