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The Castle of Indolence: An Allegorial Poem Written in Imitation of Spenser

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The Castle of Indolence: An Allegorial Poem Written in Imitation of Spenser

By James Thomson


James Thomson is, of course, famous for having written ‘The Seasons’ and the words for ‘Rule Britannia’ (the first printing of which I am offering in this set of listings). The present work, ‘The Castle of Indolence,’ is considered the second of his major works, after ‘The Seasons. …

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Early Modern18th centuryLiteraturePoetryEnglish LiteratureEnglish PoetryEdmund SpenserSpenserian StanzaAllegoryAllegorical PoetryAllegorical LiteratureFirst Editions


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