The Poet Laureate Robert Southey
Friday August 12, 2005
Robert Southey (1774-1843) was born on August 12, 1774. He was friends with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Williamwordsworth. Southey married Edith Fricker, who was the sister of Sara Fricker (who married Samuel Taylor Coleridge). In 1813, Southey was appointed poet laureate. He was criticized by Lord Byron and others for giving up his principles for money. Some of his works inclue: Ariste, To a Goose, High in the Air Exposed, and Hold Your Mad Hands. Read more about Southey and other poets of his time, from A History of English Literature.
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It’s okay to give up your “principals” for money if there is reward out for them. Giving up your “principles”, on the other hand…not good.