1856 bishop of Lund. He commenced his literary career with translations from Shakespeare, of the "Clouds" of Aristophanes, and of Byron's "Manfred" (Upsal, 1826). His theological works comprise "Hymns of the Ancient Church" (Stockholm, 1828); two collections of sermons (Malmö, 1829, and Lund, 1849); "The New Testament" (Örebro, 1835); and a "Catechism" (Lund, 1838). In connection with Reuterdahl (since 1856 archbishop of Upsal) he edited from 1828 to 1832 a Theologisk Quartalskrift, of which in 1836 he became the sole editor. In 1859 he presided over the second Scandinavian church diet at Lund. He is regarded as one of the greatest Scandinavian pulpit orators.

THOMAS, a S. W. county of Georgia, bordering on Florida, and drained by the Ocklockonee river and its head streams; area, 920 sq. m.; pop. in 1860, 10,767, of whom 6,245 were slaves. The surface is level and the soil fertile. The productions in 1850 were 353,920 bushels of Indian corn, 146,022 of sweet potatoes, and 7,667 bales of cotton. There were 16 churches, and 376 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Thomasville.

THOMAS, ANTOINE LÉONARD, à French author, born at Clermont-Ferrand, Oct. 1, 1732, died at Oullins, near Lyons, Sept. 17, 1785. He was educated at Paris, and studied law, but early became a professor in the Beauvais college.. In 1759 his poem Jumonville attracted some attention; while his Eloge du maréchal comte de Saxe won the prize of eloquence at the French academy. The same distinction was awarded to his panegyrics of D'Aguesseau (1760), Duguay-Trouin (1761), Sully (1763), and Descartes (1765); and the prize of poetry to his Ode sur le temps (1762). He was elected a member of the academy in 1766, and in 1770 read before it his Éloge de Marc-Aurèle, considered his masterpiece, but not published till 1775. His Essai sur le caractère, les mœurs et l'esprit des femmes dans tous les siècles (1772) was coldly received, but was translated into several languages. His most important work, at once historical and critical, is his Essai sur les éloges (1773). His complete works have been published twice (7 vols. 8vo., Paris, 1802, and 6 vols. 8vo., 1825).

THOMAS, CHRISTIANS OF ST. See CHRISTIANS OF ST. THOMAS.

THOMAS, FREDERIO WILLIAM, an American author, born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 25, 1808. At the age of 17 he began the study of law, and after his admission to the bar removed to Cincinnati. He is the author of novels entitled "Clinton Bradshaw" (2 vols. 12mo., Philadelphia, 1835), "East and West" (2 vols. 12mo., Philadelphia, 1836), and "Howard Pinckney" (1840); of "John Randolph of Roanoke, and other Sketches of Character" (12mo., Philadelphia, 1853), &c. He has also published a poem entitled "The Emigrant" (Cincinnati, 1833), and "The Beechen Tree and other Poems" (New York, 1844).

THOMAS, ISAIAH, LL.D., an American printer, born in Boston in 1749, died in Worcester, Mass., April 4, 1831. Having served an apprenticeship of 11 years, he commenced business as a printer in Newburyport in 1767. In 1770 he removed to Boston and commenced the publication of the " Massachusetts Spy," in which he attacked with great boldness the oppressive measures of the British government toward the colonies. In 1771 Gov. Hutchinson ordered him to appear before the council in consequence of an article in his paper; he refused to go, and the attorney-general unsuccessfully attempted to obtain a bill of indictment against him from the grand jury; the governor then directed that officer to file an information against him, but such resistance was made to the measure that it was dropped. In 1775 Mr. Thomas took an active part in the skirmish at Lexington, and on May 3 commenced issuing his paper from Worcester, to which town he had removed. In 1788 he opened a bookstore in Boston, under the firm of Thomas and Andrews, and soon after established branches of his publishing business in various parts of the United States, though he continued to make Worcester his residence. In 1791 he printed an edition of the Bible in folio, and subsequently issued numerous editions of smaller size. For many years most of the school books of the country were printed and published by him. In 1810 he published his "History of Printing in America" (2 vols. 8vo.). The American antiquarian society of Worcester was founded through his efforts in 1812, and liberally endowed by him. He received the degree of LL.D. from Alleghany college, Penn., for his services to literature.

THOMAS, SAINT, also called Didymus, one of the twelve apostles. Both names, the Hebrew Thomas (Th'om) and the Greek Didymus, denote a twin. Of the history of Thomas very little is known, as he is but rarely mentioned in the Scriptures. When Jesus after his crucifixion appeared to his disciples, Thomas was not present, and he refused to believe the occurrence until he himself saw and touched Je

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As to the scene of his apostolical labors, the statements of the ecclesiastical writers of the first centuries do not agree; according to some it was Parthia, according to others Egypt and Ethiopia, and according to others India, where the Portuguese in the 15th century asserted that they had found his body. ancient sect of Christians (Christians of St. Thomas), who in the 8th century were numerous in Persia and still survive in India, claim St. Thomas as their founder; but many theologians consider the account of the labors of St. Thomas in India as having been invented by the Manichæans, and as early as the 5th century the Thomas of India was regarded by Theodoret as a disciple of Manes. To the apostle Thomas an Erangelium Infantiæ Christi (also called Evangelium secundum Thomam) is ascribed, which pretends to fill up the gaps

left by the canonical Gospels in the time from the childhood of Jesus until his public appearance; but it has always been regarded as apocryphal. (See Thilo, Acta Thoma Apostoli, Leipsic, 1823.) St. Thomas is commemorated in the Roman Catholic church on Dec. 21; in the Greek church on the first Sunday of her church year, which begins with Easter (hence called Thomas Sunday). He is often represented in pictures with a square and rule or with a measure, because he would not believe unless after examining for himself, or because, according to a legend, he built a palace for the Indian king Gondohar.

THOMAS À KEMPIS. See KEMPIS. THOMAS AQUINAS. See AQUINAS. THOMASIUS (THOMAS), CHRISTIAN, a German philosopher and critic, born in Leipsic, Jan. 12, 1655, died in Halle, Sept. 23, 1728. He was educated by his father, the rector of the celebrated Thomasschule, and from 1675 to 1679 studied at Frankfort-on-the-Oder. Returning to Leipsic in 1679, he undertook a course of lectures at the university, and in 1687 he began to lecture in the German instead of the Latin language. In 1688 he published his programme in German, and commenced a monthly sheet, which he edited until 1690, under the title of Freimüthige, lustige und ernsthafte, jedoch vernunft- und gesetzmässige Gedanken, oder Monatsgespräche über allerhand, vornehmlich aber neue Bücher, which gave him great influence in Germany. The persecution of his enemies finally forced him to flee from Leipsic. He first went to Berlin, where he was kindly received by Frederic III., elector of Brandenburg, afterward King Frederic I. of Prussia. He subsequently began the delivery of lectures at Halle, and his success induced the elector in 1694 to found the university of Halle. In 1709 he refused an invitation to become professor of jurisprudence in Leipsic, and in 1710 was made rector of the Halle university, and dean of the faculty of jurisprudence. Thomasius exercised a great influence over his times. It was principally by his exertions that trials for witchcraft and torture were abolished in Germany. He wrote a large number of works, among the most important of which were Geschichte der Weisheit und Thorheit (8vo., Halle, 1693), and Vernünftige und christliche, aber nicht scheinheilige Gedanken und Erinnerungen über al lerhand, auserlesene, gemischte, philosophische, und juristische Händel (3 vols., 1723-'6). His life was written by Luden under the title of Christian Thomasius nach seinen Schicksalen und Schriften (Berlin, 1805).

THOMASTON, a town and port of Knox co., Me., on St. George river, adjoining the city of Rockland, 15 m. from the coast, and 80 m. E. N. E. from Portland; pop. in 1850, 2.723; in 1860, 3,481. The Maine state prison is situated here, and extensive granite quarries in the neighborhood are worked by convict labor. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in manufacturing and exporting lime and in ship

building. About 300,000 casks of lime are made annually. The registered shipping of the port is now (1862) about 60,000 tons. There are 2 banks with an aggregate capital of $100,000, 2 public libraries, 2 insurance offices, an academy, a society of natural history, an iron foundery, a steam mill, and 5 churches. THOMISTS. See AQUINAS.

THOMPSON, AUGUSTUS CHARLES, D.D., an American clergyman, born in Goshen, Conn., April 30, 1812. He entered Yale college in 1832, but from the failure of his health quitted it before completing his collegiate course. In 1838 he completed his studies at the Congregational theological seminary at East Windsor Hill, Conn., subsequently visited Europe and spent a year at the university of Berlin, and in July, 1842, became pastor of the Eliot Congregational church, Roxbury, Mass., where he still remains. In 1854-5 he accompanied the Rev. Dr. Anderson as a deputation to the missions of the American board of commissioners for foreign missions in India. He has published the following works: "Songs in the Night" (Boston, 1845; several times reprinted); "The Lambs Fed," which has been translated into the Mahratta language; "The Young Martyrs;" "Last Hours, or Words and Acts of the Dying" (1851); "The Poor Widow, a Memorial of Mrs. Anna F. Waters" (1854; translated into Tamil); "The Better Land, or Believer's Journey and Future Home" (1855); "The Yoke in Youth, a Memorial of H. M. Hill" (1856); "Gathered Lilies, or Little Children in Heaven" (1858); "Feeding the Lambs" (1859); and "Morning Hours in Patmos" (1860).

THOMPSON, BENJAMIN. See RUMFORD. THOMPSON, DANIEL PIERCE, an American novelist, born in Charlestown, Mass., Oct. 1, 1795. In his childhood his parents emigrated to Berlin, Vt., and he was graduated at Middlebury college in 1820. He afterward taught as private tutor for several years in the vicinity of Alexandria, Va., studying law meanwhile, and was admitted to the bar in Virginia. About 1855 he returned to Vermont and opened a law office in Montpelier, where he still resides (1862), and where he has at different times held the offices of register of probate, clerk of the legislature, compiler of the statutes, judge of probate, clerk of the county and of the supreme court, and secretary of state. His first published work, "May Martin, or the Money Diggers" (1835), gained a prize offered by the "New England Galaxy," and has been many times reprinted in book form. His other works are: "The Green Mountain Boys" (Montpelier, 1840; subsequently republished in Boston); "Locke Amsden," a graphic picture of the New England district school as it was (Boston, 1847); "Lucy Hosmer" (1848); "The Rangers, or the Tory's Daughter" (1850); and "Gant Gurley, or the Trappers of Lake Umbagog” (1857).

THOMPSON, JACOB, an American statesman, born in Caswell co., N. C., May 15, 1810. In

his youth he practised law in Mississippi, which state he represented in the lower house of congress from 1839 to 1851, advocating the repudiation by Mississippi of a portion of the state bonds, and opposing the compromise of 1850 as not conceding enough to the South. On the inauguration of President Buchanan (1857) he became secretary of the interior. In Dec. 1860, while still holding that office, he was appointed by the legislature of Mississippi a commissioner in behalf of that state to urge upon North Carolina the adoption of an ordinance of secession; and on Jan. 7 succeeding, he resigned his secretaryship on the ground that the president, by attempting to send reënforcements to the federal troops in Charleston harbor, had violated a distinct understanding entered into with the cabinet. He participated in the subsequent revolutionary movements of the seceded states, and in Nov. 1861 was elected governor of Mississippi, which he still is (May, 1862).

THOMPSON, JOHN R., an American author, born in Richmond, Va., Oct. 23, 1823. He was educated at the university of Virginia, studied law in the office of James A. Seddon, and subsequently in the law school of the university, and in 1845 was admitted to the bar. In 1847 he assumed the editorship of the "Southern Literary Messenger," published at Richmond, Va., retaining that position for many years, and to that periodical made many contributions. Beside these, he has delivered numerous addresses at colleges, and several lectures, and furnished many articles for literary journals in the North and South.

THOMPSON, JOSEPH PARRISH, D.D., an American clergyman, born in Philadelphia, Aug. 7, 1819. He was graduated at Yale college in 1838, studied theology at Andover and New Haven, and was ordained pastor of the Chapel street Congregational church, New Haven, in Nov. 1840. In April, 1845, he removed to New York, having accepted the charge of the Broadway Tabernacle church, which he still retains (1862). While at New Haven, Mr. Thompson was one of the originators of the "New Englander," a Congregational quarterly review, and has contributed nearly 40 articles to it, many of them on denominational topics. He was also one of the found: ers of the "Independent" newspaper. In 1852 he originated the plan of the Albany Congregationalist convention, which gave a unity and organic life to that denomination which it had not previously possessed. He is also a manager of the American Congregational union, and of the American home missionary society. In 1852 he sailed for Europe and the East, and was absent about two years, exploring Palestine, Mt. Sinai, Egypt, and other oriental countries; and he has since devoted much time to oriental studies, especially Egyptology, the results of which have appeared in his contributions to the "North American Review," the "Bibliotheca Sacra," the "Journal of the American Geographical and Statistical

Society," Smith's "Dictionary of Biblical Geography and Antiquities," and the revised edition of Kitto's "Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature." Harvard university conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1856. Beside numerous sermons, addresses, and occasional pamphlets, Dr. Thompson has published: "Memoir of Timothy Dwight" (New Haven, 1844); "Lectures to Young Men" (New York, 1846); “Hints to Employers" (1847); "Memoir of David Hale" (1850); "Foster on Missions, with a Preliminary Essay" (1850); "Stray Meditations" (1852; revised ed. entitled "The Believer's Refuge," 1857); "The Invaluable Possession" (1856); "Egypt, Past and Present" (Boston, 1856); "The Early Witnesses" (1857); “Memoir of Rev. David T. Stoddard" (New York, 1858); "The Christian Graces" (1859); and "Love and Penalty" (1860).

THOMPSON, ROBERT ANCHOR, an English clergyman and author, born in Durham in 1821. He was educated at Cambridge, and, after being attached for some time to the observatory of Durham, entered holy orders, was appointed curate of Louth, and in 1854 of Binbrooke, Lincolnshire, and is now master of the hospital of St. Mary the Virgin at Newcastleupon-Tyne. In 1849 he published some astronomical observations at the expense of the university of Durham; in 1853 a volume of sermons; in 1855 "Christian Theism," which took the Burnett prize of £1,800; and in 1857 "Principles of Natural Theology."

THOMPSON, THOMAS PERRONET, an English author and political reformer, born in Hull in 1783. In 1803 he entered the navy as midshipman, and in 1806 went into the army as second lieutenant. In 1808, through the influence of Wilberforce, he was made governor of Sierra Leone. One of his first acts was to issue a proclamation for the suppression of the slave trade in the colony; and the opposition raised against him by the slave traders caused his recall by Lord Castlereagh, and arriving in England in 1810 he returned to the army, served in the peninsular campaigns of 1813 and 1814, and afterward in the Pindaree campaign in India. In 1819, having learned Arabic, he accompanied Sir William Keir Grant in the expedition up the Persian gulf, and assisted in the negotiation of the treaty with the Arab tribes, by which the slave trade was declared piracy. In 1854 he was made major-general. In 1814 he wrote a work entitled "On a Constitution." He was one of the contributors to the "Westminster Review" on its establishment in 1824, and 5 years afterward became joint proprietor, writing for it constantly until 1836, and treating among other things of free trade, slavery, Catholic and Jewish disabilities, property tax, and other reform questions of the day; his "Corn Law Catechism," which appeared in 1827, was the most effective attack which the protectionist system of commercial policy received. In 1835 he was elected to the house of commons from Hull, was not returned in the

general election of 1837, but sat afterward for Bradford in Yorkshire, and was elected again in 1857. A selection from his miscellaneous writings was published in 1842 in 6 volumes. THOMPSON, WADDY, an American lawyer and statesman, born at Pickensville, Pendleton district, S. C., Sept. 8, 1798. He was graduated at the South Carolina college, studied law, was admitted to the bar in Dec. 1819, and rapidly rose to the head of his profession. In 1826 he was elected to the state legislature, where he continued to serve till his election by the legislature in 1830 as solicitor of the western circuit. When the militia of the state was reorganized, on the nullification excitement, he was elected by the legislature brigadier-general. In 1835 he was elected a representative in congress, and served 3 terms, taking an active part as a whig in all the great debates of that body. When Mr. Calhoun, who lived in his district, went over to the democratic party, all the whig members from the state did the same except Mr. Thompson. This opposition to Mr. Calhoun led to a most exciting canvass at the ensuing election in South Carolina, in which Mr. Calhoun took the stump against Gen. Thompson, who however was reelected by more than 1,000 majority. As soon as the election was over, Gen. Thompson announced his determination to retire from public life and devote himself to his professional and private pursuits. In 1842 he was appointed minister to Mexico by President Tyler. During the period of his mission, he made two important treaties, and procured the liberation of more than 200 Texan prisoners, many of whom were sent home at his own charge. On his return home he wrote a work entitled "Reminiscences of Mexico," which passed through several editions. Gen. Thompson is an extensive and successful cotton planter in Florida, but resides at his home, near Greenville, S. C. THOMPSON, WILLIAM, a British naturalist, born in Belfast, Nov. 2, 1805, died in London in Jan. 1852. He was educated for a commercial life, in 1821 was apprenticed to a linen merchant of Belfast, and in 1832 gave up business and began the study of animals and plants, but especially of birds. To the "Proceedings of the Zoological Society" of London he contributed numerous papers on the natural history of Ireland. In 1840 he prepared for the British association for the advancement of science a "Report on the Fauna of Ireland, Division Vertebrata." In 1841 he accompanied Professor Forbes on a tour to the Grecian archipelago; from 1841 to 1843 contributed frequently to the "Annals of Natural History;" and in 1843 read to the British association, which met at Cork, a further report on the invertebrate fauna of Ireland. Of his great work on the "Natural History of Ireland," the first 3 volumes, devoted to birds, appeared in 1849'51; but he died before finishing it. In 1856 the 4th volume was published, with a biography of the author, edited by Prof. Dickie.

THOMPSON, ZADOC, an American naturalist, born in Bridgewater, Vt., in 1796, died in Burlington, Vt., Jan. 19, 1856. He was graduated at the university of Vermont in 1823, and in 1824 published the first edition of his "Gazetteer of Vermont." For several years subsequently he was engaged in teaching, and in 1836 he was ordained deacon in the Protestant Episcopal church, but preached only occasionally. In 1842 he published the "Natural, Civil, and Political History of Vermont, and of its various Institutions," followed by a greatly enlarged edition of his "Gazetteer." He was soon afterward appointed professor of natural history and chemistry in the university of Vermont, which office he filled till 1853. He accumulated at Burlington a very complete cabinet of the natural history of the state, which at his death passed into the possession of the university. In 1851 he visited Great Britain as a commissioner from Vermont to the exhibition of the industry of all nations; and a collection of American woods, classified according to their useful properties, which he exhibited, attracted much attention and received the great bronze medal of the exhibition. In 1853 Prof. Thompson was appointed state naturalist, and directed to make a survey of the state, including its physical geography, geology, mineralogy, botany, and general zoology, upon which he was engaged at the time of his death. Beside the works mentioned, he published several school books and small treatises, and in 1853 an appendix to his "Natural History of Vermont."

THOMS, WILLIAM JOHN, an English antiquary, born in Westminster, Nov. 16, 1803. He was originally placed in the secretary's office at Chelsea hospital, was for some years clerk of printed papers in the house of lords, and in 1862 was appointed sub-librarian of that house. He wrote for various periodicals, but his first separate publication was "A Collection of carly Prose Romances" (3 vols., 1828). This was followed by "Lays and Legends of Various Nations" (1834) and "Book of the Court" (1838); he was also editor of " Anecdotes and Traditions" (1839) and "Caxton's Reynard the Fox" (1844). His reputation rests principally on the establishment of the "Notes and Queries," in the editing of which he has been assisted by a large circle of friends.

THOMSON, ANTHONY TODD, a British physician, born in Edinburgh, Jan. 7, 1778, died at Ealing, Middlesex, July 3, 1849. He was educated at the high school of Edinburgh, studied medicine, attending the lectures of Munro, Black, Gregory, and Dugald Stewart, in 1798 became a member of the speculative society and was intimately associated with Jeffrey, Brougham, Horner, Lord Cockburn, and Lord Lansdowne, in 1799 became a member of the royal medical society, and in 1800 settled in London as a general practitioner. His contributions to medical and botanical science were very extensive and valuable. In 1826 he became a member of the royal college of phy

sicians, and in 1828 professor of materia medica in London university, now University college. In 1832 he was appointed professor of medical jurisprudence, which position he held till his death. His works were extensive and valuable. Of The London Dispensatory" (8vo., 1811), 10 editions were published during his life, and it was translated into several of the European languages; his "Elements of Materia Medica" (8vo., 1832) was frequently republished in England and America.-Mrs. A. T. THOMSON, wife of the preceding, has published "Memoirs of the Court of Henry VIII." (2 vols. 8vo., London, 1826); "Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court of Queen Anne" (2 vols. 8vo., 1839); "Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745' (3 vols. 8vo., 1845); "Memoirs of the Viscountess Sundon," &c. (2 vols. 8vo., 1847); "Recollections of Literary Characters and Celebrated Places" (2 vols. 8vo., 1853); and 9 or 10 novels.

THOMSON, CHARLES, an American patriot, born in Ireland in Nov. 1729, died in Lower Merion, near Philadelphia, in 1824. He came to America at the age of 11, was educated in Maryland, taught a Friends' academy in Philadelphia, and afterward went into business in that city. From the beginning he was ardently devoted to the cause of the colonies, and in 1774, upon the assembling of the continental congress, was elected its secretary. John Adams speaks of him in his "Diary" at that time as "the Sam. Adams of Philadelphia, the life of the cause of liberty." He remained secretary until the close of the war, and was chosen to inform Washington of his nomination to the presidency. He afterward retired entirely from public life, and occupied his later years in a translation of the Septuagint, which was published in 4 vols. in 1808.

THOMSON, EDWARD, D.D., an American clergyman, born at Portsea, England, in 1810. He came to America in 1819, attended medical lectures in Philadelphia and Cincinnati, and entered upon the practice of his profession in 1829. In 1832 he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was stationed successively at Norwalk, Sandusky, Cincinnati, Wooster, and Detroit. In 1838 he was chosen president of the Norwalk seminary, which post he occupied for 5 years, when he was elected professor of mental and moral philosophy in the university of Michigan, and edited the "Ladies' Repository" until called to the position of president of the Ohio Wesleyan university. At the general conference in 1860 he was elected editor of the "Christian Advocate and Journal," New York.

THOMSON, JAMES, a British poet, born in Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Sept. 11, 1700, died at Kew Lane, near Richmond, Aug. 27, 1748. He was the son of a clergyman, and being destined for the church was sent in his 18th year to the university of Edinburgh, where he passed 6 years, the last 4 of which

were devoted to theological studies. In 1724 he left Edinburgh to push his fortunes in London, and for several months discharged the duties of tutor in the family of Lord Binning. Previous to this time he had given indications of poetic talent, and a fragment of blank verse, written at the age of 14 and first published in a life of the poet by Allan Cunningham in 1841, possesses considerable merit as a boyish effusion. He now set about the composition of a more elaborate work, and, encouraged by his college friend Mallet, published in March, 1726, his blank verse poem of "Winter," for the copyright of which he received 3 guineas. It attracted so much attention that a 2d and a 3d edition were called for in the same year. In 1727 appeared

Summer," followed by "Britannia" and a "Poem sacred to the Memory of Sir Isaac Newton;" in 1728 "Spring;" and in 1730 he published "The Seasons," completed by the addition of "Autumn," in a 4to. volume, of which 454 copies were subscribed for at a guinea each. Pope, to whom the author had been introduced by Mallet, took 3 copies. In 1729 he also produced "Sophonisba," a tragedy, acted with moderate success at Drury Lane. In 1731 he visited the continent as travelling tutor of the son of Sir Charles Talbot, afterward lord chancellor, and upon his return to England in the succeeding year commenced an elaborate poem in 5 parts upon "Liberty," which appeared in 1735-'6. He regarded it as the best of his productions, but, as Dr. Johnson has observed, "Liberty called in vain upon her votaries to read her praises and reward her encomiast; none of Thomson's performances were so little regarded." It was abridged by Lord Lyttelton in collecting the author's works for publication, and in that condition it still appears. He had meanwhile been placed in easy circumstances by the appointment of secretary of briefs in the court of chancery, bestowed upon him by Lord Talbot; but upon the death of the chancellor in 1737, his successor, Lord Hardwicke, after waiting for some time for Thomson to make a formal application for the place, bestowed it upon another. He was however soon after introduced to the prince of Wales, then emulous of the reputation of a patron of literature, and received from him a pension of £100 a year. He now resumed his dramatic labors, and produced his " Agamemnon" (1738), which, in spite of the presence of Pope and the acting of Quin, both warm friends of the poet, narrowly escaped being damned on the first night of the performance. It was followed by "Edward and Eleanora," the representation of which on the stage was prohibited under the operation of the act for licensing dramatic performances; by the masque of "Alfred," written in conjunction with Mallet, and which contains the celebrated song and chorus, "Rule Britannia," set to music by Dr. Arne; and by "Tancred and Sigismunda," performed with