Download or read book The Poetical Works of James Thomson, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) written by James Thomson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Poetical Works of James Thomson, Vol. 1 From Jedburgh young Thomson was, in March, 1715, sent to the University of Edinburgh, being intended for the Church but, before he had been three years there, he lost his father, who died so suddenly that he did not see him before his decease. His widowed mother, who was left with nine children slenderly provided for, was advised to remove to Edinburgh, where she remained, living in an economical manner, until her son James had completed his studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.