southey

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Definition of southey in English English dictionary: A habitational surname; Robert Southey, English poet; An English surname of unknown origin, but presumably from the word south; {i} family name; Robert Southey (1774-1843), English poet and historian, member of the Lake Poets; town in Saskatchewan (Canada); English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
Robert Southey: a British writer and poet who became poet laureate in 1813. His best-known works are his book Life of Nelson and short poems such as The Battle of Blenheim (1774-1843). born Aug. 12, 1774, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng. died March 21, 1843, Keswick, Cumberland English poet and prose writer. In youth Southey ardently embraced the ideals of the French Revolution, as did Samuel Taylor Coleridge, with whom he was associated from 1794. Like Coleridge, he gradually became more conservative. About 1799 he devoted himself to writing; later he was obliged to produce unremittingly to support both his and Coleridge's family. In 1813 he was appointed poet laureate. His poetry is now little read, but his prose style is masterly in its ease and clarity, as seen in such works as Life of Nelson (1813), Life of Wesley (1820), and The Doctor (1834-47), a fantastic, rambling miscellany
Robert Southey: {i} (1774-1843) English poet and historian, member of the Lake Poets