The march of intellect.
Robert Southey Quotes
Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of your life.
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| Birth: | 12th August, 1774 |
| Death: | 21st March, 1843 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet |
About
Robert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843. Although his fame has been long eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse still enjoys some popularity.
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