Table-Talk · Character
Robert Southey
Poet and historian, referenced in literary and political contexts.
minor
Also known as Mr. Southey
First appearance: volume i character of cobbett
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In On Paradox and Commonplace: Mentioned as a poet-laureate and example of an apostate from revolutionary fervor. Later, in On Milton's Sonnets: Criticized for presuming to describe Milton's afterlife views in his…
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- Protagonist
- Writers and Thinkers
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