James Beattie

25 October 1735 – 18 August 1803 / Laurencekirk in the Mearns, Scotland

Popular Poems

Elegy (Tir'D With The Busy Crouds)
Ode On Lord Hay's Birthday
Epitaph On Two Young Men Of The Name Of Leitch, Who Were Drowned In Crossing The River Southesk
The Minstrel; Or, The Progress Of Genius : Book I.
An Epitaph
Law
Pygmaeo-Gerano-Machia: The Battle Of The Pygmies And Cranes
The Judgment Of Paris
The Minstrel; Or, The Progress Of Genius (Excerpts)
Song, In Imitation Of Shakspeare's
On The Report Of A Monument To Be Erected In Westminster Abbey, To The Memory Of A Late Author (Churchill)
Nature
Retirement
To The Right Honourable Lady Charlotte Gordon