The Seasons and the Castle of Indolence: With Biographical Notice, Introductions, Notes, and a Glossary (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Very special care has been taken in the preparation of the Notes. They have been written independently of, and are fuller and - it is hoped - not more diffuse than, those of any previous edition. Amongst other purposes they aim at making the author illustrate himself, by citing from his other poems passages parallel to those which happen to be under consideration. They are further intended to reveal the nature and extent of his indebtedness to his predecessors and contemporaries, and they at least indicate the manner in which he in his turn has influenced or suggested the poetical thought and work of others.
In regard to The Castle of Indolence, it may fairly be claimed that it is here for the first time fully annotated.
In writing the Biographical Notice I have had occasion to correct many faults which, having found their way into the early Lives of Thomson, have continued to infest his biography ever since. In this part of my task, more especially in dealing with the home life and youthful training of Thomson, I have received valuable aid - most courteously and generously given, and here gratefully acknowledged - from the Rev.
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