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Robert Southey

English romantic poet (1774–1843)

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Robert Southey (1774–1843) was a male author from the United Kingdom. His literary output includes works such as *The two visions*, *Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the progress and prospects of society*, *Letters*, *The lay of the laureate*, and *Horae lyricae*. Various databases record differing counts of his works, with figures ranging from 5 to 611.

Southey’s writings have been referenced in 1,230 other encyclopedia articles. Specific quotes attributed to him include “Cold is thy heart and as frozen as Charity!” and “In my days of youth, I remembered my God, And he hath not forgotten my age.” He is also associated with the line, “He came to ask what he had found, That was so large, and smooth, and round.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Robert
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Place of birth: Bristol
Place of death: Keswick
Spouse: Caroline Anne Southey
Occupation: biographer
Educated at: Westminster School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: Robert Southey.jpg
Work location: London

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member of: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Commons category: Robert Southey
date of birth: 1774-08-12
topic's main category: Category:Robert Southey
date of death: 1843-03-21
Commons Creator page: Robert Southey
Commons gallery: Robert Southey
archives at: National Library of Wales
ethnic group: English people
place of burial: Cumbria
writing language: English language
name in native language: Robert Southey
candidacy in election: 1826 United Kingdom general election
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Works in European collections

32 objects attributed to Robert Southey, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Robert Southey (/ˈsaʊði, ˈsʌði/; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

Life

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