Chiefly literary extracts, including many quotations from Shakespeare. Loosely arranged by subject. Contains also many curious facts. A search in Southey's Commonplace book, ed. J. W. Warter (London, 1850, 4v.), has revealed no use of these two volumes in its compilation. V.1 has autograph of Southey and date June 27, 1799 on front fly leaf.

This volume consists of 67 written pages with poems in Robert Southey's autograph; a poem in the autograph, and signed by, Hartley Coleridge; and a number of poems by various people in the autograph of Kate Southey. Also, the volume was in the possession, and signed by, Robert Southey's granddaughter Edith.

This book is a collection of selected passages from the works of Robert Southey, arranged thematically. The book includes Southey's thoughts and observations on a variety of topics, from literature and history to politics and religion. Warter provides editorial notes to provide context for the passages. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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