Template:RQ:Thomson Autumn/documentation
Usage
editThis template may be used on Wiktionary entry pages to quote from the poem "Autumn" in James Thomson's work The Seasons (1st collection edition, 1730; and 1768 version). It can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at Google Books (archived at the Internet Archive):
- 1st collected edition (1730) – this is the 1st edition of the poem.
- 1768 version (archived at the Internet Archive).
Parameters
editThe template takes the following parameters:
|year=
– mandatory in some cases: if quoting from the 1768 version, specify|year=1768
. If this parameter is omitted, the template defaults to the 1st collected edition (1730).|1=
or|page=
, or|pages=
– mandatory in some cases: the page number(s) quoted from. When quoting a range of pages, note the following:- Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this:
|pages=10–11
. - You must also use
|pageref=
to indicate the page to be linked to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).
- Separate the first and last pages of the range with an en dash, like this:
- This parameter must be specified to have the template link to the online version of the work.
|line=
or|lines=
– the line number(s) quoted from. When quoting a range of lines, separate the first and last numbers of the range with an en dash.|2=
,|text=
, or|passage=
– the passage to be quoted.|footer=
– a comment on the passage quoted.|brackets=
– use|brackets=on
to surround a quotation with brackets. This indicates that the quotation either contains a mere mention of a term (for example, “some people find the word manoeuvre hard to spell”) rather than an actual use of it (for example, “we need to manoeuvre carefully to avoid causing upset”), or does not provide an actual instance of a term but provides information about related terms.
Examples
edit- 1st collected edition (1730)
- Wikitext:
{{RQ:Thomson Autumn|page=159|lines=696–700|passage=The Claret ſmooth, deep as the lip vve preſs, / In ſparkling fancy, vvhile vve drain the bovvl; / The '''mellovv'''-taſted Burgundy; and quick, / As is the vvit it gives, the bright Champaign.}}
; or{{RQ:Thomson Autumn|159|lines=696–700|The Claret ſmooth, deep as the lip vve preſs, / In ſparkling fancy, vvhile vve drain the bovvl; / The '''mellovv'''-taſted Burgundy; and quick, / As is the vvit it gives, the bright Champaign.}}
- Result:
- a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC, page 159, lines 696–700:
- The Claret ſmooth, deep as the lip vve preſs, / In ſparkling fancy, vvhile vve drain the bovvl; / The mellovv-taſted Burgundy; and quick, / As is the vvit it gives, the bright Champaign.
- 1768 version
- Wikitext:
{{RQ:Thomson Autumn|year=1768|lines=701–704|page=139|passage=The claret ſmooth, red as the lip vve preſs / In ſparkling fancy, vvhile vve drain the bowl; / The '''mellow'''-taſted Burgundy; and quick, / As is the vvit it gives, the gay champaign.}}
- Result:
- a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Autumn”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC, page 139, lines 701–704:
- The claret ſmooth, red as the lip vve preſs / In ſparkling fancy, vvhile vve drain the bowl; / The mellow-taſted Burgundy; and quick, / As is the vvit it gives, the gay champaign.
Technical information
editThis template relies partly on {{RQ:Thomson Seasons}}
.
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