Robert Southey: Biography, Facts and Career
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Robert Southey (; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death. Like the other Lake Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Southey began as a radical but became steadily more conservative as he gained respect for Britain and its institutions. Other romantics such as Byron accused him of siding with the establishment for money and status. He is remembered especially for the poem "After Blenheim" and the original version of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
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- Full name: Robert Southey
- Born: 1774-08-12
- Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q216838
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Who is Robert Southey?
Robert Southey (; 12 August 1774 – 21 March 1843) was an English poet of the Romantic school, and Poet Laureate from 1813 until his death.
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Robert Southey is Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Robert Southey was born on 1774-08-12.
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