Audiobooks by James Thomson

A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ? Churchyards

"'A dime a dozen' as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English 'cheap as chips' but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit 'A Rhyme a Dozen' as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. 1 - A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poems, 12 Poets, 1 Topic - Churchyards - An Introduction 2 - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray 3 - In Kirkonnel Old Churchyard by Alexander Anderson 4 - Contemplative Verses on the Tombs in Drumcondra Church Yard by Thomas Dermody 5 - Reflections in a Churchyard by Jane Timbury 6 - Lines Written Beneath An Elm in the Churchyard of Harrow On The Hill Sept 2nd 1807 by George Gordon Byron 7 - A Summer Evening Churchyard by Percy Bsysshe Shelley 8 - Scenes in London IV - The City Churchyard by Letitia Elizabeth Landon 9 - Elegy - Supposed To Be Written in Barnet Churchyard by George Townsend 10 - In a Christian Churchyard by James Thomson 11 - Eastnor Churchyard by Radclyffe Hall 12 - Epitaph for a Roman Catholic Churchyard by John Kenyon 13 - Church Monuments by George Herbert"

Alexander Anderson, George Herbert, George Townsend, James Thomson, Jane Timbury, John Kenyon, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Lord Byron, Percy Bsysshe Shelley, Radclyffe Hall, Thomas Dermody, Thomas Gray (Author), Gideon Wagner, Jake Urry, Sean Barrett (Narrator)

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The Castle of Indolence

"The Castle of Indolence was published early in the summer of 1748, four months after the poet’s death. The work was a slow and leisurely composition, which took nearly fifteen years to complete. The poem consists of 158 stanzas, divided into two cantos. It is presented as an allegory and was professedly written in imitation of The Faerie Queene. The origin of the poem appears to be the frequent remonstrances of Thomson’s friends about the poet’s well-known indolence, regarding both life and composition. In its finished state, it may be regarded as an apology and a warning. The apology, mostly playfully urged, is for Thompson’s own indolence; the warning is meant to discourage the indulgence of indolence in others."

James Thomson (Author), Denis Daly (Narrator)

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Productivity: How to Create Space in Your Life for Health, Happiness, Opportunity, and Productivity

"Are you tired of being distracted, or failing at simple tasks that you know you should be able to ace Do you want to develop study or work habits that will catapult you ahead of the competition and allow you to blaze new trails and stand out from the crowd? Do you believe that improving your memory or reading speed would be key to catapulting your productivity and thus, your success This book includes: - The Habits of Effective Learners What do those who are best at learning do every day? How do they view information? How can you learn from them? - How to Read and Listen Faster A lot of knowledge comes from reading and listening, so learning how to be more effective at both of these activities is essential to accelerated learning. - Fact Retention Become more efficient at retaining facts so that you don’t have to go back and relearn them later, wasting valuable time. Since most people aren’t very good at this, learning it will give you a huge advantage at work or school. - How to Improve your Memory The constant distraction of the modern day leaves many of us with poor memories, but you don’t have to be one of them. The final chapter of this book will give you step by step information on boosting your memory Time is a very important component of productivity. In as much as action is closely associated with productivity, in that, a person cannot be productive without taking necessary actions to accomplish a task, time defines and determines the productivity of a person. Having a productive mindset is vital to completing more. Think shrewd as opposed to working harder. While a large portion of us realize that we ought to have the correct mindset, we don’t know how to accomplish "

James Thomson (Author), James Walker, Kenneth David (Narrator)

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The Poetry of Hymns

"Through the centuries in the solace of a church we hear music. These soaring vaulted often beautiful pieces of architecture have borne witness to hymns that change our emotions and fortify our spirit through life, death and celebrations and memorials of every type in between. Whether you are of a Christian faith or not, it is difficult to deny that these hymns create something stirring something magical which shouldn't be surprising when you hear the original poems. They speak with clarity and purpose, uplifting the heart and the soul, rejoicing God's work and man's pledge to do better in His eyes. But Hymns also have a wider duty to perform as there are many facets, themes and help on how to live lives as ourselves and appreciate each other as well as nature. In listening each of us can be swayed and persuaded on a number of levels.However many poets have called their work 'a Hymn' and have explored its theme and its definition, in different ways. They can be more irreverent and suggest that hymns can come not from churches but other places - even watermelon pavilions.One of the purposes of poems, of verse, of words, is to bring a subject into our view, imbue it with a little understanding and perhaps help us to confirm our opinions or hear in a way we might not have originally thought of it. Seeing and hearing through others can be a way to find more complex ripples of knowledge or to challenge what we hold and adjust that thinking.In this volume we bring you a wide range of Hymns from the religious and the devotional to the humane and the wonderful.1 - The Poetry of Hymns - An Introduction 2 - Psalm 23 The Lord is My Shepherd3 - Amazing Grace by John Newton4 - Wondrous Sight For Men and Angels by Ann Griffiths5 - Angels From the Realms of Glory by James Montgomery6 - And Can It Be, That I Should Gain by Charles Wesley7 - Nearer, My God to Thee by Sarah Flower Adams8 - A Hymn to God the Father by John Donne9 - A Hymn to God The Father by Ben Jonson10 - A Hymn for Morning by Thomas Parnell11 - Hymn Written Sunday February the 11th, 1798 by Robert Anderson12 - An Hymn to the Morning by Phyllis Wheatley13 - Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! by Reginald Heber14 - A Psalm of Life by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow15 - The Hymn by Anne Kingsmill-Finch16 - An Hymn to the Evening by Phyllis Wheatley17 - A Hymn on the Seasons (An Extract) by James Thomson18 - A Spring Carol by Christina Rossetti19 - A Carol of Harvest For 1867 by Walt Whitman20 - We Plough the Fields and Scatter by Mattias Claudius21 - Hymn to the Belly by Ben Jonson22 - Sacrament Hymn by Dante Gabriel Rossetti23 - Homer's Hymn To the Earth, Mother of All by Percy Bysshe Shelley24 - Hymn to Aphrodite by Sappho25 - A Hymn To the Muses by Robert Herrick26 - Ain't That Hard. Transcribed by Christine Rutledge of the Carolina Singers 187327 - Oh God! Oh Let Me Call Thee Thine by Anne Bronte28 - Hymn On Solitude by James Thomson29 - Hymn From A Watermelon Pavilion by Wallace Stevens30 - Nature's Hymn to the Deity by John Clare31 - Hymn For St John's Eve The 29th June by John Henry Dryden32 - Jerusalem by William Blake33 - Hymn For the Dedication of Memorial Hall at Cambridge June 23rd 1874 by Oliver Wendell Holmes34 - Hymn for a Little Child by Matilda Betham Edwards35 - De Linin' ub de Hymns by Daniel Webster Davis36 - The Hymn of the Wiltshire Laborers by Charles Dickens37 - The Gospel Train. Transcribed by Christine Rutledge of the Carolina Singers 187338 - Hymn For the First of August by John Pierpont39 - Hymn XLI by William Williams Pantycelyn40 - There's An Open Door by Ann Griffiths41 - Concord Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson42 - Hymn After Battle by Arthur St John Adcock43 - Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe44 - Onward Christian Soldiers by Sabine Baring-Gould45 - Hymn by Fenton Johnson46 - Boston Hymn by Ralph Waldo Emerson47 - Father Mapple's Hymn by Herman Melville48 - The Sailor's Hymn by William Whiting49 - A Hymn of the Sea by William Cullen Bryant50 - Hymn to The North Star by William Cullen Bryant51 - In the Bleak Mid-Winter by Christina Georgina Rossetti52 - Winter Evening Hymn To My Fire by James Russell Lowell53 - A Christmas Carol by Samual Taylor Coleridge54 - Carol by Ben Jonson55 - A Christmas Carol by Aubrey De Vere56 - A Carol. I by Mildmay Fane, Earl of Westmorland57 - Christmas Carol by Sara Teasdale58 - A Christmas Carol by G K Chesterton59 - The Prettiest Thing That Ever I Did. Transcribed by Christine Rutledge of the Carolina Singers 187360 - A Funeral Hymn by David Mallet"

Ann Griffiths, James Thomson, John Donne (Author), Daniela Nardini, Richard Mitchley, William Dufris (Narrator)

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The Seasons

"The Seasons is a series of four long poems in blank verse by the Scottish poet James Thomson, each poem describing one of the four seasons. The poems are replete with various scenes of nature described with loving detail, as well as Thomson's view of the proper relationship between humans and nature, which anticipates the attitudes of the Romantics. "Spring," which was published in 1728, first brought Thomson to mainstream attention. He followed it up with "Summer," "Winter," and "Autumn," publishing all four as The Seasons in 1730. It is in large part because of the reputation he garnered from the publication of The Seasons that the critic William Hazlitt called Thomson "the best and most original of our descriptive poets." (Summary by Abe Nemon)"

James Thomson (Author), Abe Nemon (Narrator)

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Gifts

James Thomson (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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