Andrew Thomson Quotes

Rev Dr Andrew Thomson DD FRSE was a Scottish minister of the United Presbyterian Church and noted biographer and lecturer, well known for his books on the lives of pre-eminent ministers, and for his book on his travels in the Holy Land and noted for his preface to the Scottish poet, Robert Pollok's "Tales of the Covenanters".

Thomson should not be confused with Rev Andrew Thomson of the Free Church of Scotland, also of Edinburgh, who was prominent in the Disruption of 1843. This Thomson was known as of "Broughton Place" and the other one was of "Free St. George's".

✵ 1814 – 1901  •  Other names Andrew Thomson (Broughton)
Andrew Thomson: 2 quotes0 likes

Andrew Thomson Quotes

“A Poet is needed to fully interpret a poet”

Andrew Thomson

Samuel Rutherford Unwin Bros, Gresham Press, London 1891

“As the eagle cannot soar upon a single wing, so the ministry is unprofitable and joyless which stints devotion.”

Andrew Thomson

Samuel Rutherford Unwin Bros, Gresham Press, London 1891

Similar authors

Joseph Conrad photo
Joseph Conrad127
Polish-British writer None
Robert Southey photo
Robert Southey51
British poet None
Benjamin Disraeli photo
Benjamin Disraeli306
British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Pri… None
 Charles Caleb Colton photo
Charles Caleb Colton38
British priest and writer None
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach photo
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach81
Austrian writer None
Bettina von Arnim photo
Bettina von Arnim1
German writer None
Ludwig Börne photo
Ludwig Börne1
German writer None
Guy De Maupassant photo
Guy De Maupassant59
French writer None
Stendhal photo
Stendhal50
French writer None
Ivan Turgenev photo
Ivan Turgenev7
Russian writer None