James Thomson
James Thomson
Scottish poet, dramatist, and lyricist known for his poetry collection The Seasons and for the text of the song "Rule, Brittania! His last work, The Castle of Indolence, was published just before his early death.
NationalityScottish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth11 September 1700
beauties bending stands statue tries veil
So stands the statue that enchants the world,/ So bending tries to veil the matchless boast,/ The mingled beauties of exulting Greece.
rule varied winter
See, Winter comes to rule the varied year.
boat health horse man nor rank sea shall shore strength
Give a man a horse he can ride, give a man a boat he can sail; and his rank and wealth, his strength and health on sea nor shore shall fail.
base cannot envy excellence hates withers
Base Envy withers at another's joy,/ And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
alone blessing good necessity throughout
I find no hint throughout the Universe/ Of good or ill, of blessing or of curse/ I find alone Necessity Supreme.
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We've been optimizing (culture) media on the existing stem cell lines since 1998, but it has only been recently that there have been dramatic improvements. This is the first time it has been possible for us to derive new cell lines in completely defined conditions in medium that completely lacks animal products.
good offence
I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop.
britons rule
Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.
form happiness others people
That which makes people dissatisfied with their condition, is the chimerical idea they form of the happiness of others
life shapes whose
For life is but a dream whose shapes return, some frequently, some seldom, some by night and some by day.
death forever good heart life mind rolls round
The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and good and ill; it has no purpose, heart or mind or will.
caution courage firm sure
More firm and sure the hand of courage strikes, when it obeys the watchful eye of caution.
ask easier generous offence tis
Tis easier for the generous to forgive, than for offence to ask it.
corruption natural peace state war
Peace is the happy natural state of man; war is corruption and disgrace.