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When did James Thomson (poet) start making music?
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James Thomson (poet)'s first song “Rule, Britannia!” released in 1740.
James Thomson was a Scottish poet and playwright, born in 1700, known for his poems The Seasons and The Castle of Indolence, and for the lyrics of “Rule, Britannia!.”
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