157:
40:
905:
500:
148:
919:
465:"Your timidity or fastidiousness, or some other knavish quality, will not let you give your conceptions glowing, and bold, and powerful, as they present themselves; but you must chasten, and refine, and soften them, forsooth, till half their nature and grandeur is chiselled away from them. Believe me, the world will never know how truly you are a great and original poet till you venture to cast before it some of the rough pearls of your fancy."
849:
938:
807:
Source
Citation: London Metropolitan Archives, Collegiate Church of Saint Peter, Westminster, Transcript of Baptisms and Burials, 1844 Jan-1844 Dec, DL/t Item, 099/032, DL/T/099/032. Source Information: Ancestry.com. London, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813–1980. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
543:
by the
Russians in 1831 affected him as if it had been the deepest of personal calamities. "Poland preys on my heart night and day," he wrote in one of his letters, and his sympathy found a practical expression in the foundation in London of the
485:, the design of which had been projected years before. The work was published in 1819. It contains a selection with short lives of the poets, and prefixed to it a critical essay on poetry. In 1820 he accepted the editorship of the
379:
and with negro slavery. Its success was instantaneous, but
Campbell was deficient in energy and perseverance and did not follow it up. He went abroad in June 1800 without any very definite aim, visited
658:
669:
371:, "The Pleasures of Hope" was published. It is a rhetorical and didactic poem in the taste of his time, and owed much to the fact that it dealt with topics near to men's hearts, with the
407:
He had at that time the intention of writing an epic on
Edinburgh to be entitled "The Queen of the North". On the outbreak of war between Denmark and England he hurried home, the "
396:. Some of his best lyrics, "Hohenlinden", "Ye Mariners of England" and "The Soldier's Dream" (which was later set by Beethoven), belong to his German tour. He spent the winter in
473:; and he was urged by Sir Walter Scott to become a candidate for the chair of literature at Edinburgh University. In 1814 he went to Paris, making there the acquaintance of the
461:– with which were printed some of his best lyrics. He was slow and fastidious in composition, and the poem suffered from overelaboration. Francis Jeffrey wrote to the author:
1081:
251:
trading between there and
Glasgow. They enjoyed a long period of prosperity until he lost his property and their old and respectable firm collapsed in consequence of the
559:
His wife died in 1828. Of his two sons, one died in infancy and the other became insane. His own health suffered, and he gradually withdrew from public life. He died at
415:, who took him in the next year to London as occasional secretary. In June 1803 appeared a new edition of the "Pleasures of Hope", to which some lyrics were added.
199:
255:. Having personally lost nearly £20,000, Campbell's father was nearly ruined. Several of Thomas' brothers remained in Virginia, one of whom married a daughter of
1051:
864:
1013:
638:
266:(for whom Campbell was named) while his mother was known for her refined taste and love of literature and music. Thomas Campbell was educated at the
1061:
426:. His prospects, however, were slight when in 1805 he received a government pension of £200. In that year the Campbells removed to Peak Hill,
1076:
545:
179:
491:, and in the same year made another tour in Germany. Four years later appeared his "Theodric", a not very successful poem of domestic life.
1056:
996:
680:
318:
39:
869:
519:
to inquire into the German system of education, and making recommendations which were adopted by Lord
Brougham. He was elected Lord
1091:
898:
1071:
1003:
156:
804:
481:
and others. His pecuniary anxieties were relieved in 1815 by a legacy of £4000. He continued to occupy himself with his
412:
20:
979:. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
1086:
982:
Thomas
Campbell Correspondence. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
835:
634:
220:
in 1777, he was the youngest of the eleven children of
Alexander Campbell (1710–1801), son of the 6th and last
1066:
1046:
418:
In 1803 Campbell married his second cousin, Matilda
Sinclair, and settled in London. He was well received in
322:
976:
520:
381:
474:
408:
203:
326:
252:
539:. He had championed the cause of the Poles in "The Pleasures of Hope", and the news of the capture of
535:
512:
183:
754:
691:
310:
174:(27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet. He was a founder and the first President of the
73:
436:
newspaper, for which he translated the foreign news. In 1809 he published a narrative poem in the
1041:
884:
368:
302:
267:
894:
630:
423:
271:
233:
392:, which was taken by the French three days after his arrival. He found refuge in a Scottish
1036:
1031:
529:
487:
217:
951:
8:
904:
445:
164:
45:
943:
755:"25 Irish Songs, WoO 152 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download"
829:
419:
364:
283:
244:
914:
614:
582:
564:
470:
458:
372:
100:
805:
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?h=10186931&db=LMAdeaths&indiv=try
779:
923:
568:
560:
427:
160:
89:
819:
499:
262:
Both his parents were intellectually inclined, his father being a close friend of
431:
397:
359:
195:
147:
965:
910:
478:
450:
437:
309:. He continued to support himself as a tutor and through his writing, aided by
279:
19:
This article is about the
Scottish poet. For others named Thomas Campbell, see
313:, the editor of the British Poets. Among his contemporaries in Edinburgh were
247:
as a merchant in business with his wife's brother Daniel Campbell, becoming a
1025:
860:
855:
742:
731:
594:
577:
504:
334:
256:
248:
175:
643:), and a selection by Lewis Campbell (1904) for the Golden Treasury Series.
208:, but was no less at home in delicate lyrics such as "At Love's Beginning".
606:
524:
454:
314:
295:
229:
957:
888:
613:, edited by the Rev. V. Alfred Hill, with a sketch of the poet's life by
330:
263:
191:
411:" being drafted soon after. At Edinburgh he was introduced to the first
969:
873:. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 130.
400:, where he met an Irish exile, Anthony McCann, whose history suggested
389:
950:
469:
In 1812 he delivered a series of lectures on poetry in London at the
393:
306:
932:
928:
275:
237:
182:; he was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became
968:(1 ed.). London: Chatto and Windus. pp. 4–7 – via
854:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
959:
The Maclise Portrait-Gallery of "Illustrious Literary Characters"
549:
385:
69:
540:
516:
440:
376:
225:
232:. His mother, Margaret (born 1736), was the daughter of John
221:
533:
in 1830, and a year later made an unsuccessful venture with
236:
and Mary, daughter of Robert Simpson, "a celebrated Royal
337:. These early days in Edinburgh influenced such works as
956:
715:
713:
711:
709:
707:
705:
703:
701:
699:
430:. Campbell was at this time regularly employed on the
202:", "The Soldier's Dream", "Hohenlinden" and, in 1801,
591:
Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell
1082:
People associated with the University of Strathclyde
696:
511:Campbell took an active share in the foundation of
589:(3 vols., 1849), edited by William Beattie, M.D.;
515:(originally known as London University), visiting
282:. He spent the holidays as a tutor in the western
357:In 1799, six months after the publication of the
294:were written during this time while visiting the
198:. He also produced several patriotic war songs— "
1023:
944:Index entry for Thomas Campbell at Poets' Corner
817:
895:"Archival material relating to Thomas Campbell"
625:(1908), edited by J. Logie Robertson. See also
599:The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell
581:(1834), and a narrative poem, "The Pilgrim of
563:on 15 June 1844 and was buried on 3 July 1844
527:. Campbell retired from the editorship of the
1052:People educated at the High School of Glasgow
546:Literary Association of the Friends of Poland
180:Literary Association of the Friends of Poland
903:
38:
889:Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA)
859:
719:
498:
155:
587:The Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell
523:(1826–1829) in competition against Sir
133: 1803; died 1828)
1024:
1062:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
948:
603:The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell
1077:Rectors of the University of Glasgow
548:. In 1834 he travelled to Paris and
1057:Alumni of the University of Glasgow
1004:Rector of the University of Glasgow
692:Significant Scots – Thomas Campbell
670:Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell
659:Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell
13:
243:In about 1737, his father went to
14:
1103:
920:Works by or about Thomas Campbell
878:
623:Complete Works of Thomas Campbell
574:Campbell's other works include a
936:
847:
167:, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow
146:
21:Thomas Campbell (disambiguation)
811:
797:
301:In 1797, Campbell travelled to
292:Ballad of Lord Ullin's Daughter
130:
16:18th/19th-century Scottish poet
772:
747:
736:
725:
685:
674:
663:
652:
635:Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier
483:Specimens of the British Poets
1:
1092:Scottish folk-song collectors
494:
211:
190:, a traditional 18th-century
48:
1072:Burials at Westminster Abbey
824:. London: E. Wilson; 2 vols.
743:Thomas Campbell – Poemhunter
732:Thomas Campbell – Poemhunter
521:Rector of Glasgow University
382:Gottlieb Friedrich Klopstock
7:
935:(public domain audiobooks)
10:
1108:
834:: CS1 maint: postscript (
681:Campbell of Kirnan, Argyll
503:Thomas Campbell statue in
274:, where he won prizes for
253:American Revolutionary War
18:
1010:
1001:
993:
988:
818:Campbell, Thomas (1834).
536:The Metropolitan Magazine
513:University College London
352:
184:University College London
145:
140:
114:
106:
96:
79:
56:
37:
30:
929:Works by Thomas Campbell
911:Works by Thomas Campbell
646:
205:The Battle of the Baltic
178:and a co-founder of the
74:Kingdom of Great Britain
997:Baron Brougham and Vaux
952:"Thomas Campbell"
949:Bates, William (1883).
870:Encyclopædia Britannica
808:Operations, Inc., 2010.
459:Wyoming Valley Massacre
422:society, especially at
347:Epistle to Three Ladies
303:University of Edinburgh
977:Thomas Campbell Papers
554:Letters from the South
508:
467:
388:, and made his way to
305:to attend lectures on
268:High School of Glasgow
200:Ye Mariners of England
168:
163:of Thomas Campbell by
1087:Scottish male writers
1014:Marquess of Lansdowne
552:, where he wrote his
502:
463:
272:University of Glasgow
234:Campbell of Craignish
228:, descended from the
159:
1067:British anthologists
1047:Writers from Glasgow
899:UK National Archives
821:Life of Mrs. Siddons
530:New Monthly Magazine
488:New Monthly Magazine
409:Battle of the Baltic
343:The Dirge of Wallace
218:High Street, Glasgow
784:sydenhamsociety.com
640:Famous Scots Series
449:– referring to the
446:Gertrude of Wyoming
375:, the partition of
186:. In 1799 he wrote
165:Edward Hodges Baily
46:Sir Thomas Lawrence
631:J. Cuthbert Hadden
509:
339:The Wounded Hussar
245:Falmouth, Virginia
169:
1020:
1019:
1011:Succeeded by
989:Academic offices
964:. Illustrated by
915:Project Gutenberg
615:William Allingham
565:Westminster Abbey
471:Royal Institution
402:The Exile of Erin
373:French Revolution
230:MacIver-Campbells
188:Pleasures of Hope
154:
153:
101:Westminster Abbey
1099:
994:Preceded by
986:
985:
973:
963:
954:
940:
939:
924:Internet Archive
907:
902:
874:
865:Campbell, Thomas
853:
851:
850:
840:
839:
833:
825:
815:
809:
801:
795:
794:
792:
790:
776:
770:
769:
767:
765:
751:
745:
740:
734:
729:
723:
717:
694:
689:
683:
678:
672:
667:
661:
656:
556:(printed 1837).
315:Sir Walter Scott
150:
134:
132:
120:Matilda Sinclair
86:
66:
64:
50:
42:
28:
27:
1107:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1096:
1022:
1021:
1016:
1007:
999:
937:
893:
885:Thomas Campbell
881:
863:, ed. (1911). "
848:
846:
843:
827:
826:
816:
812:
802:
798:
788:
786:
778:
777:
773:
763:
761:
753:
752:
748:
741:
737:
730:
726:
718:
697:
690:
686:
679:
675:
668:
664:
657:
653:
649:
627:Thomas Campbell
605:(1875), in the
497:
360:Lyrical Ballads
355:
323:Francis Jeffrey
311:Robert Anderson
214:
196:heroic couplets
172:Thomas Campbell
136:
128:
124:
121:
88:
84:
68:
62:
60:
52:
33:
32:Thomas Campbell
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1105:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1042:Scottish poets
1039:
1034:
1018:
1017:
1012:
1009:
1000:
995:
991:
990:
984:
983:
980:
974:
966:Daniel Maclise
946:
941:
926:
917:
908:
891:
880:
879:External links
877:
876:
875:
861:Chisholm, Hugh
842:
841:
810:
796:
780:"Old Sydenham"
771:
746:
735:
724:
695:
684:
673:
662:
650:
648:
645:
633:, (Edinburgh:
619:Oxford Edition
607:Aldine Edition
585:" (1842). See
496:
493:
475:elder Schlegel
451:Wyoming Valley
354:
351:
319:Henry Brougham
286:and his poems
213:
210:
152:
151:
143:
142:
138:
137:
126:
122:
119:
118:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
98:
94:
93:
87:(aged 66)
81:
77:
76:
58:
54:
53:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1104:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1015:
1006:
1005:
998:
992:
987:
981:
978:
975:
971:
967:
962:
960:
953:
947:
945:
942:
934:
930:
927:
925:
921:
918:
916:
912:
909:
906:
900:
896:
892:
890:
886:
883:
882:
872:
871:
866:
862:
857:
856:public domain
845:
844:
837:
831:
823:
822:
814:
806:
800:
785:
781:
775:
760:
756:
750:
744:
739:
733:
728:
721:
720:Chisholm 1911
716:
714:
712:
710:
708:
706:
704:
702:
700:
693:
688:
682:
677:
671:
666:
660:
655:
651:
644:
642:
641:
636:
632:
628:
624:
620:
616:
612:
611:British Poets
608:
604:
600:
596:
595:Cyrus Redding
592:
588:
584:
580:
579:
572:
570:
569:Poet's Corner
566:
562:
557:
555:
551:
547:
542:
538:
537:
532:
531:
526:
522:
518:
514:
506:
505:George Square
501:
492:
490:
489:
484:
480:
476:
472:
466:
462:
460:
456:
452:
448:
447:
442:
439:
435:
434:
429:
425:
424:Holland House
421:
416:
414:
410:
405:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
361:
350:
348:
344:
340:
336:
335:James Grahame
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
280:verse-writing
277:
273:
269:
265:
260:
258:
257:Patrick Henry
254:
250:
246:
241:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
219:
209:
207:
206:
201:
197:
193:
192:didactic poem
189:
185:
181:
177:
176:Clarence Club
173:
166:
162:
158:
149:
144:
139:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:
99:
97:Resting place
95:
91:
82:
78:
75:
71:
59:
55:
47:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1002:
958:
868:
820:
813:
803:Record URL:
799:
787:. Retrieved
783:
774:
762:. Retrieved
758:
749:
738:
727:
687:
676:
665:
654:
639:
626:
622:
618:
610:
602:
598:
590:
586:
575:
573:
558:
553:
534:
528:
525:Walter Scott
510:
486:
482:
479:Baron Cuvier
468:
464:
455:Pennsylvania
444:
432:
417:
406:
401:
358:
356:
346:
342:
338:
327:Thomas Brown
300:
296:Isle of Mull
291:
287:
261:
249:Tobacco Lord
242:
215:
204:
187:
171:
170:
85:(1844-06-15)
83:15 June 1844
72:, Scotland,
67:27 July 1777
44:Portrait by
25:
1037:1844 deaths
1032:1777 births
764:15 February
593:(1860), by
578:Mrs Siddons
331:John Leyden
264:Thomas Reid
224:of Kirnan,
110:1790s–1840s
1026:Categories
1008:1826—1829
970:Wikisource
617:; and the
495:Later life
438:Spenserian
413:Lord Minto
390:Regensburg
365:Wordsworth
212:Early life
63:1777-07-27
830:cite book
759:imslp.org
507:, Glasgow
394:monastery
369:Coleridge
284:Highlands
141:Signature
933:LibriVox
637:, 1899,
601:(1860);
576:Life of
561:Boulogne
457:and the
428:Sydenham
345:and the
290:and the
276:classics
270:and the
238:Armourer
216:Born on
92:, France
90:Boulogne
922:at the
887:at the
858::
789:29 July
621:of the
609:of the
583:Glencoe
550:Algiers
386:Hamburg
288:Glenara
135:
127:
123:
70:Glasgow
961:
852:
541:Warsaw
517:Berlin
441:stanza
398:Altona
377:Poland
353:Career
226:Argyll
115:Spouse
107:Period
647:Notes
477:, of
222:Laird
129:(
125:
836:link
791:2024
766:2021
433:Star
420:Whig
367:and
333:and
278:and
161:Bust
80:Died
57:Born
51:1810
931:at
913:at
867:".
629:by
567:at
453:of
384:at
363:of
307:law
240:".
194:in
1028::
955:.
897:.
832:}}
828:{{
782:.
757:.
698:^
597:;
571:.
443:,
404:.
349:.
341:,
329:,
325:,
321:,
317:,
298:.
259:.
131:m.
49:c.
972:.
901:.
838:)
793:.
768:.
722:.
65:)
61:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
