Restoration & Augustan

Thomas Blacklock

1721–1791


Thomas Blacklock was a Scottish poet, blind from infancy, who became a clergyman and a teacher in Edinburgh. He encouraged the young Robert Burns.

Gilfillan prints two of his poems, one a humorous self-portrait.

  1. The Author's Picture
  2. Ode to Aurora, on Melissa's Birthday

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