Au­gust 17, 1789, Firth, Lil­lies­leaf, Rox­burgh, Scot­land.

November 12, 1825, Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land.

Knox was ed­u­cat­ed at the par­ish school, and at the gram­mar school in Mus­sel­burgh. For some time, he farmed Wrae (near Lang­holm), Dum­frie­shire. He left Wrae in 1817, fin­al­ly set­tling in Ed­in­burgh in 1820, where he con­trib­ut­ed to pub­lic jour­nals. His works in­clude:

• The Lone­ly Hearth (North Shields: 1818)
• Songs of Is­ra­el, 1824
• The Harp of Zi­on, 1825
• A Visit to Dub­lin
• Mariomne, or the Wi­dow­er’s Daugh­ter, a Christ­mas Tale

• Julian, p. 630

1. Acquaint thee, O Mor­tal
2. O Sweet as Ver­nal Dews That Fall
3. Oh, Why Should the Spir­it of Mor­tal Be Proud?
4. Voice Comes from Ra­mah, A