Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 57 Southey, Robert 1774 1843 Poems Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Clytie Siddall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Poems" by Robert Southey is a collection of lyrical verses written in the late 18th century. This anthology encapsulates a range of themes, including love, loss, liberty, and social justice, providing glimpses into Southey's thoughts as he journeys through various phases of his life and reflections on the world around him. The opening of the collection sets a reflective tone, presenting an introduction to the poet's artistic journey and intentions. Southey expresses a nostalgic admiration for the simplicity and emotional truth found in poetry while acknowledging his struggles with adapting to the conventions of the form, particularly with odes. The first poem serves as a sonnet that reflects on Southey's Pilgrim-like journey through life, characterized by both sorrow and the beauty found in poetic creation. He offers a bouquet woven from the "wild and simple flowers of Poesy" as a humble gift to a beloved, thereby establishing a personal connection that underscores the themes of love and longing in his work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 204178 204056 2024-10-04T06:24:14.286298 2023-10-04T06:30:13.857302 text/html text/html 204171 204049 2024-10-04T06:24:14.562298 2023-10-04T06:30:14.045316 text/html text/html 136035 2024-10-04T06:24:22.727339 application/epub+zip 136931 2024-10-04T06:24:17.347276 application/epub+zip 136931 2024-10-04T06:24:15.744311 application/epub+zip 227015 2024-10-04T06:24:25.643225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207057 2024-10-04T06:24:21.306267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189373 2022-09-04T09:29:32.912796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157661 157590 2024-10-04T06:24:13.938304 2023-10-04T06:30:13.620340 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 157909 2014-08-24T18:52:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63104 2014-08-24T18:54:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18401 2024-10-04T06:24:25.769224 application/rdf+xml 7825 2024-10-04T06:24:16.287286 image/jpeg 2232 2024-10-04T06:24:16.013280 image/jpeg 130532 2024-10-04T06:24:14.579295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia