Thomas Campbell, né le 27 juillet 1777 à Glasgow et mort le 5 juin 1844 à Boulogne-sur-Mer, est un écrivain et universitaire écossais. Wikipedia
“Oh leave this barren spot to me!
Spare, woodman, spare the beechen tree!”
The Beech Tree's Petition http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/41515, st. 1
“Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
And robes the mountain in its azure hue.”
Part I, line 7
Pleasures of Hope (1799)
“While the battle rages loud and long,
And the stormy winds do blow.”
Stanza 1
Ye Mariners of England http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/Classic%20Poems/Campbell/ye%20mariners_of_england.htm (1800)
