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Template:RQ:Thomson Works

a. 1749, James Thomson, “(please specify the title)”, in [George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton], editor, The Works of James Thomson. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], published 1750:
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Usage

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This template may be used in Wiktionary entries to format quotations from a collection of James Thomson's works called The Works of James Thomson (1st edition, 1750, 4 volumes; 1762 edition, 2 volumes). It can be used to create a link to online versions of the work at Google Books:

  • 1st edition (1750):
    • Volume I (The Seasons).
    • Volume II (Liberty, The Castle of Indolence, and Poems on Several Occasions).
    • Volume III (Sophonisba, Agamemnon, and Alfred).
    • Volume IV (Edward and Eleonora, Tancred and Sigismunda, and Coriolanus).
  • 1762 edition:

If a specific quotation template is available for a particular work (for example, {{RQ:Thomson Seasons}}), use that template in preference to this one.

Parameters

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The template takes the following parameters:

  • |year= – mandatory in some cases: if quoting from the 1762 edition, specify |year=1762.
  • |1= or |volume= – mandatory: the volume number quoted from in uppercase Roman numerals; in the 1st edition (1750) from |volume=I to |volume=IV, and in the 1762 edition either |volume=I or |volume=II.
  • |2=, |chapter=, or |title= – mandatory: the chapter name or title of the specific work quoted from. If the parameter is given the value shown in the first column of the following table, the template will display what is indicated in the second column, and will provide a link to an English Wikipedia article about the specific work if available:
Parameter value Result First page in the 1st edition (1750) First page in the 1762 edition
Life An Account of the Life and Writings of Mr. James Thomson (by Patrick Murdoch) — volume I,
page i
The Castle of Indolence The Castle of Indolence volume II,
page 137		 volume I,
page 392
Liberty, a Poem
Liberty 1 Antient and Modern Italy Compared: Being the First Part of Liberty, a Poem volume II,
page 23		 volume I,
page 231
Liberty 2 Greece: Being the Second Part of Liberty, a Poem volume II,
page 49		 volume I,
page 253
Liberty 3 Rome: Being the Third Part of Liberty, a Poem

(In the 1st edition of the current work this is called "Britain", but the text differs from both "Rome" and "Britain" in the 1st edition of Liberty (1735; see {{RQ:Thomson Liberty}}) and the 1762 edition of the current work. It is suggested you do not quote from this version.)

volume II,
page 69 		volume I,
page 275
Liberty 4 Britain: Being the Fourth Part of Liberty, a Poem — volume I,
page 299
Liberty 5 The Prospect: Being the Fifth Part of Liberty, a Poem — volume I,
page 347
The Seasons
Spring The Seasons. Spring. volume I,
page 3		 volume I,
page 1
Summer The Seasons. Summer. volume I,
page 53		 volume I,
page 43
Autumn The Seasons. Autumn. volume I,
page 127		 volume I,
page 110
Winter The Seasons. Winter. volume I,
page 183		 volume I,
page 160
For help with adding other works or links to other Wikipedia articles, leave a message on the talk page or at "Wiktionary:Grease pit".
  • |section= – a section that a work is subdivided into, for example: |section=canto I, |section=Act I, scene i, or |section=stanza 1.
  • |3= or |page=, or |pages= – mandatory in some cases: the page or range of pages quoted from, either in Arabic or lowercase Roman numerals as indicated in the work. If quoting a range of pages, note the following:
    • Separate the first and last page number of the range with an en dash, like this: |pages=110–111 or |pages=x–xi.
    • You must also use |pageref= to indicate the page to be linked to (usually the page on which the Wiktionary entry appears).
This parameter must be specified to have the template link to the online versions of the work.
  • |line= or |lines= – the line number(s) of the passage quoted.
  • |4=, |text=, or |passage= – the passage to be quoted.
  • |footer= – a comment about 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

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1st edition (1750)
  • Wikitext:
    • {{RQ:Thomson Works|volume=II|title=Ode|section=stanza III|page=220|passage=Oh! if thou '''hover'ſt''' round my walk, / While, under ev'ry well-known tree, / I to thy fancy'd ſhadow talk, / And every tear is full of thee.}}; or
    • {{RQ:Thomson Works|II|Ode|section=stanza III|220|Oh! if thou '''hover'ſt''' round my walk, / While, under ev'ry well-known tree, / I to thy fancy'd ſhadow talk, / And every tear is full of thee.}}
  • Result:
1762 edition
  • Wikitext: {{RQ:Thomson Works|year=1762|volume=I|title=Spring|page=3|passage=Come, gentle {{smallcaps|Spring}}, '''ethereal''' Mildneſs, come, / And from the boſom of yon dropping cloud, / While muſic wakes around, veil'd in a ſhower / Of ſhadowing roſes, on our plains deſcend.}}
  • Result:
  • Wikitext: {{RQ:Thomson Works|year=1762|volume=I|title=Life|page=i|passage=It is commonly ſaid, that the life of a good writer is beſt read in his works; which can ſcarce fail to receive a peculiar '''tincture''' from his temper, manners, and habits: {{...}}}}
  • Result:


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