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“It is not for man to rest in absolute contentment.”

Quote by Robert Southey

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Robert Southey, born on August 12, 1774, and died on March 21, 1843, was an influential English Romantic poet. Known for his poetry and literary criticism, Southey is considered one of the significant figures in the history of English literature. more

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Book:The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Complete in One Volume

Source: The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Complete in One Volume

“One fault begets another; one crime renders another necessary.”

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Author:Robert Southey

“They who once engage in iniquitous designs miserably deceive themselves when they think that they will go so far and no farther; one fault begets another, one crime renders another necessary; and thus they are impelled continually downward into a depth of guilt, which at the commencement of their career they would have died rather than have incurred.”

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“O Reader! hast thou eer stood to see The Holly-tree? The eye that contemplates it well perceies Its glossy leaes Ordered by an Intelligence so wise As might confound the Atheist's sophistries.”

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“And as, when all the summer trees are seen So bright and green, The Holly leaes a sober hue display Less bright than they, But when the bare and wintry woods we see, What then so cheerful as the Holly-tree?”

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Book:The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Complete in One Volume

Source: The Poetical Works of Robert Southey: Complete in One Volume

“How beautiful is night! A dewy freshness fills the silent air; No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven.”

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Source: Poetical works

“For a young and presumptuous poet a disposition to write satires is one of the most dangerous he can encourage. It tempts him to personalities, which are not always forgiven after he has repented and become ashamed of them.”

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Book:The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

Source: The Poetical Works of Robert Southey

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