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    Robert Southey (/ˈsaʊði/ or /ˈsʌði/; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his...
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    rivals, the Lake Poets, specifically William Wordsworth (1770–1850), Robert Southey (1774–1843), and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834). Sold into slavery...
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    the Lake District, this time with another poet, Robert Southey, nearby. Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey came to be known as the "Lake Poets". Throughout...
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    What Are Little Boys Made Of? (category Robert Southey)
    821. The author of the rhyme is uncertain, but may be English poet Robert Southey (1774–1843). Here is a representative modern version of the lyrics:...
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  • Sir Robert John Southey AO, CMG (20 March 1922 – 29 September 1998) was an Australian businessman, who was president of the Liberal Party of Australia...
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  • poet and essayist Robert Southey used the word to describe a desire (particularly by the English) to leave home and travel. Southey's usage as a synonym...
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    York: Penguin Classics. p. 369. ISBN 9780140444438. Robert Southey, The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: With a Memoir of the Author, in X Volumes, Volume...
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    Goldilocks and the Three Bears (category Works by Robert Southey)
    Mure, 1831 - first recorded version "The Story of the Three Bears" by Robert Southey, 1837 – first published version "The Story of the Three Bears", versified...
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    "zombie" was first recorded in 1819 in a history of Brazil by the poet Robert Southey, in the form of "zombi". Dictionaries trace the word's origin to African...
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    colleague and stated: "I had their huzzas before; I have their hearts now." Robert Southey reported on the onlookers for Nelson's walk to the dock: "Many were...
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