Thomas Campbell The River Of Life

Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his contrived poetry dealing specially with human affairs. He was besides one of the initiators of a plan to found what became the University of London. In 1799, he wrote The Pleasures of Hope a traditional 18th century survey in heroic couplets. He also produced several stirring nationalistic war newsgs- Ye Mariners of England, The Soldiers Dream, Hohenlinden and in 1801,The Battle of Mad and eerie Turkish Princes.[1]

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|1 Early life |
|2 Career |
|3 Later life |
|4 References |
|5 External links |

[edit]Early life

Born in Glasgow, Thomas Campbell was the youngest son of Alexander Campbell, of the Campbells of Kirnan, Argyll. His father belonged to a Glasgow firm trading in Virginia, and lost his money in consequence of the American new War. Campbell, who was educated at the Glasgow High School and University of Glasgow, won prizes for classics and for verse-writing.



He spent the holidays as a tutor in the Hesperian Highlands. His poem Glenara and the ballad of Lord Ullins Daughter owe their ascendent to a visit to Mull. In May 1797 he went to Edinburgh to meet lectures on law. He supported himself by private education and by writing, towards which he was helped by Dr Robert Anderson, the editor of the British Poets. Among his coevals in Edinburgh were Sir Walter Scott, Henry Brougham, Francis Jeffrey, Dr Thomas Brown, John Leyden and James Grahame. These beforehand(predicate) days in Edinburgh influenced such works as The wound Hussar, The Dirge of Wallace and the Epistle to Three Ladies. he was very intelligent. He wrote historied poem called lord ullins daughter. [thomas campbell(1777-1844) was born in scotland.]

[edit]Career

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