The Paisley Poet, The Poet in Paisley
1720–1800

Introduction

Born: May 9, 1720, Ren­frew­shire, Scot­land.

Died: 1800, Pais­ley, Ren­frew­shire, Scot­land.

Biography

In his youth, Max­well jour­neyed to Eng­land with a hard­ware pack, but, ev­en­tu­al­ly re­turn­ing to Scot­land, he fol­lowed the joint oc­cu­pa­tions of school­mas­ter and po­et.

In 1783, dur­ing a fa­mine in Scot­land, he was re­duced to great pe­nu­ry, and had to earn his bread by break­ing stones on the high­way. Most of his works (30–40 in all) were pro­duced af­ter that pe­ri­od.

Works

Sources

Lyrics

  1. All Glo­ry to the Eter­nal Three
  2. Didst Thou, Dear Je­sus, Suf­fer Shame?
  3. Go Forth, Ye Her­alds, in My Name
  4. How Shall I My Sav­ior Set Forth?

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