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The Farmer's Boy
The Farmer's Boy
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by Robert Bloomfield
London: printed for Vernor and Hood, Poultry; and Longman and Rees, Paternoster Row; by James Swan, 1803
Fine. The Seventh Edition. lii, 104pp.frontis., 5 full-page plates, frontis and 4 plates for each of the season, and vignette header wood engravings by John Anderson.
Robert Bloomfield (1766 - 1823), was an English self-educated poet. He was born into a poor family and died in debt, although he had some success with The Farmer's Boy, his best known work. Written in iambic pentameter couplets, The Farmer's Boy describes rural life through the seasons, often showing that it is harsh work, although the tone is still cheerful.