Robert Southey
Robert Southey
Robert Southeywas 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 long been eclipsed by that of his contemporaries and friends William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey's verse still enjoys some popularity...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth12 August 1774
flame forever heaven holy love
Love is indestructible. It's holy flame forever burneth; from Heaven it came, to Heaven returneth.
successful men soul
The disappointed man turns his thoughts toward a state of existence where his wiser desires may be fixed with the certainty of faith; the successful man feels that the objects which he has ardently pursued fail to satisfy the cravings of an immortal spirit; the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness, that he may save his soul alive.
curses home
Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost
evil necessary-evil
As sure as God is good, so surely there is no such thing as necessary evil.
home magic-in-the-world circles
There is a magic in that little world, home; it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never know beyond its hallowed limits.
friendship i-miss-you missing-you
No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.
speech three-things three
There are three things in speech that ought to be considered before some things are spoken--the manner, the place and the time.
healing affliction cups
There is healing in the bitter cup.
funny-birthday years long
Live as long as you may, the first twenty years are the longest half of your life.
heart charity hopeless
Cold is thy hopeless heart, even as charity.
humble progress-of-society generations
The history of any private family, however humble, could it be fully related for five or six generations, would illustrate the state and progress of society better than the most elaborate dissertation.
friendship goodbye farewell
The loss of a friend is like that of a limb; time may heal the anguish of the wound, but the loss cannot be repaired.
perseverance memories exercise
The three indispensable of genius are: understanding, feeling, and perseverance; the three things that enrich genius are: contentment of mind, the cherishing of good thoughts, and the exercise of memory
cat garden animal
A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.