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“The history of any private family, however humble, could it be fully related for five or six generations, would illustrate the state and progress of society better than the most elaborate dissertation.”

Quote by Robert Southey

Book:The Doctor, Etc

Work

The Doctor, Etc

This book explores various aspects of the medical field through a series of essays and personal narratives, offering insights into the challenges and rewards of being a doctor. more

Author

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 Doctor, Etc

Source: The Doctor, Etc

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Book:The Doctor, Etc

Source: The Doctor, Etc

“Be thankful that your lot has fallen on times when, though there may be many evil tongues and exasperated spirits, there are none who have fire and fagot at command.”

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Author:Robert Southey

“Beware of those who are homeless by choice! You have no hold on human being whose affections are without a top-root!”

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“War, even in the best state of an army, with all the alleviations of courtesy and honor, with all the correctives of morality and religion, is nevertheless so great an evil, that to engage in it without a clear necessity is a crime of the blackest dye. When the necessity is clear, it then becomes a crime to shrink from it.”

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Author:Robert Southey

“Happy those Who in the after-days shall live, when Time Hath spoken, and the multitude of years Taught wisdom to mankind!”

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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

“A good man and a wise man may at times be angry with the world, at times grieved for it; but be sure no man was ever discontented with the world who did his duty in it.”

Men World May Wise Duty Angry Good Man

Book:The life and correspondence of Robert Southey. Ed. by C.C. Southey

Source: The life and correspondence of Robert Southey. Ed. by C.C. Southey

“I can remember, with unsteady feet, Tottering from room to room, and finding pleasure In flowers, and toys, and sweetmeats, things which long Have lost their power to please; which when I see them, Raise only now a melancholy wish I were the little trifler once again, Who could be pleas'd so lightly.”

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Book:The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Southey, LL. D. (later Poet Laureate.)

Source: The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Southey, LL. D. (later Poet Laureate.)

“A romp in the hay lingers like the first line of a song, but your true love is the one you make a life with and write more than a line about, you write a whole book.”

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Book:Love Me

Source: Love Me

“Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement, and now it is a problem to be overcome.”

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Book:Lake Wobegon Days

Source: Lake Wobegon Days