Record Number: 24899
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 1 September 1795, '"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick". said Solomon. Statius says "quâ non gravior mortalibus addita cura Spes ubi longa venit" Grosvenor when you have lived upon that cameleon fare so long as I have done — you will acknowledge the wisdom of Solomon & feel the poetry of Statius.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 1 Sep 1795
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:12 Aug 1774
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Proverbs, 13:12
Genre:Bible
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:24899
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 134. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 27 April 2009.
Additional Information:
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Citation:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 134. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 27 April 2009. , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24899, accessed: 28 September 2024
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