The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey
Vol. VI Contents
THE
LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE
OF
ROBERT SOUTHEY.
EDITED BY HIS SON, THE
REV. CHARLES CUTHBERT SOUTHEY, M.A.
CURATE OF PLUMBLAND, CUMBERLAND.
IN SIX VOLUMES.
VOL. VI.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1850.
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CONTENTS
OF THE SIXTH VOLUME.
CHAPTER XXXII.
Personal Appearance.—Habits of Daily Life.—Excursions.—His
House and Library.—Eleemon.—Growth of his Opinions.—The Catholic
Question.—Controversy with Mr. Shannon.—Ballads from
Romish Legends.—Renewed Health and Powers.—Mr.
Wordsworth.—Verbeyst the Brussels
Bookseller.—Politics.—His Health.—Visit to Netherhall.—Literary
Employments.—The Co-operatire Association.—Dr.
Philpotts.—Some Results of his Colloquies.—Allan Cunningham’s Lives of the Painters.—Article in the Quarterly Review upon Portugal.—Prospects of Society at
Home.—Michael T. Sadler.—Ignatius
Loyola.—Carlisle.—Heraud.—Desirableness
of Men in later life taking Holy Orders.—The
Colloquies.—Church Methodism.—Mrs.
Opie.—Mr. Hornby.—Institution for Training
Nurses opened.—Causes of its Failure.—Marriage of Miss
Coleridge.—literary Employments.—Mr.
Landor.—Mr. Wordsworth.—Recommendation of
Berkeley’s Minute Philosopher.—Visit to Mrs.
Hodson and Col. Howard.—1829
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CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Co-operative Societies.—Literary Employments.—Death of his
Brother Henry’s Wife.—Evils of our Commercial
System.—Cure for Lumbago.—Galignani’s Edition of his
Poems.—Miller’s Sermons.—Bishop
Hacket—The Reform Bill.—Dr. Gooch’s
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Death.—The Evangelical Clergy.—literature of
Denmark.—Renews the Lease of his Houses—Art of
Composition.—Hone’s Every-day
Book, &c.—Politics.—John
Jones.—Mr. Sadler.—Literary
Employments.—Pauper Colonies.—The March of Intellect—Denmark.—Life
of Bishop Heber.—State of France.—Mr.
Fletcher.—Ellis the
Missionary.—Dr. Bell.—Politics.—1830
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CHAPTER XXXIV.
Journey to London.—Engagements there.—National Education.—Goes
into Hampshire and to the West of England.—Correspondence with Lord
Brougham respecting the Encouragement of Literature and
Science.—Advice as to the Choice of a Profession.—Miss
Bowles.—Joanna
Baillie.—Politics.—Necessity of National Education.—The
Observance of the Sabbath.—The Reform Bill.—Prospects of the
Country.—Ivan Vejeeghan.—Journey to Cheltenham on
Dr. Bell’s Affairs.—Sir Walter
Scott—Mr. Wordsworth.—Strange notion of
Anastasius Hope’s.—Death of Mr.
Duppa.—Mr. Kenyon.—Mr.
Poole.—General Peachey.—His Prospects not
so good as formerly.—The Cholera.—literary Employments.—State of Feeling
in the Country.—Journey to Liverpool, Manchester, &c.—Is invited to stand
for a Professorship at Glasgow.—Regrets Mr. May’s removal from
Bristol.—Riots in that City.—The Cholera.—The Exchequer likely to be
Abolished.—Publication of his Political Essays.—1830—1831
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CHAPTER XXXV.
Fears of a Revolution.—The Cholera Morbus.—Mary
Colling.—Charles Swain.—Dr.
Bell’s Death.—Political Apprehensions.—Offer of
Professorship at Durham.—Few Men known thoroughly.—Comparison between Public
and Private Education.—Opinion of Mr. Swain’s
Poetry.—Knowledge not the first thing Needful—History of Portugal—Review
of Bowles’s St John in
Patmos.—Mary Colling.—Visit to
Lowther.—Lord Mahon.—Prince
Polignac.—Political Prospects.—Lord
Nugent—Lord Brougham.—The
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Corn-Law Rhymer.—Dangers of the Country.—The Factory
System.—Lord Ashley.—American Divinity.—The
Church of England.—Alison’s History
of Europe.—Death of a favourite Cat—History of
Brazil.—Dr. Bell.—Allan
Cunningham’s Lives of the
Painters.—French Politics.—Ebenezer
Elliott.—Prospects of the Country.—The
Doctor.—Marriage of his Eldest Daughter.—The Corn Laws.—Habits
of Daily Life.—Henry Taylor’s Plays.—Zophiel.—Remonstrance in a Case of
Cruelty.—1832—1834.
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CHAPTER XXXVI.
Personal Recollections.—Mode of Tuition.—His Wife’s Illness
and Removal to York.—Feelings under Affliction.—Evil Effects of Anxiety upon
his Health.—Correspondence with Sir Robert Peel concerning the
Offer of a Baronetcy.—Journey to Sussex.—Return to Keswick.—Grant of an
Additional Pension.—Literary Employments.—The
Doctor.—Death of Miss Hutchinson.—Mr.
Wynn’s Medallions.—Present Feelings and
Employments.—Spanish Literature.—Westminster School.—Causes of its
Decline.—State of his Spirits.—Jackson’s
Works.—Feelings of Thankfulness for his New Pension—Novel Mode of
Book-binding—Literary Employments.— Recollections of C.
Lamb.—Singular Effects of Sound and Light—State of the
Church.—Life of Cowper.—Difficulty of leaving
Home.—Is subpoenaed to a Trial at Lancaster.—1834—1836
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CHAPTER XXXVII.
Journey in the West of England.—The Life of
Cowper.—Literary Advice to a Lady.—His Son’s Prospects.—New
Edition of His Poems.—Prospects of the
Country.—Lamb’s Letters.—The
Doctor.—Failure of the Publishers of the Life of
Cowper.—Thanks to Dr. S. Mackenzie for Reviewing the
New Edition of His Poems.—Certainty of a Future State.—Death of his
Wife.—1836—1837
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CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Melancholy Thoughts—Intended Movements.—Reflections on His
Wife’s Death.—Letter from Mr. Bedford.—The Copyright
Bill.—Review in the Examiner.—His Wife continually brought to Mind.—Weak
State of His Health and Spirits.—Miss
Edgeworth.—Invitation to C. Swain.—Letter to
His Son on commencing a College life.—State of His Health and Spirits.—Literary
Occupations.—Froude’s Remains.—The Doctor.—Tour in France.—Return Home.—Great
Storm.—Savonarola.—Chatterton.—Marriage with
Miss Bowles.—Failure of Mind.—His
Death.—1837—1843
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Appendix A. List of Publications
397
Appendix B. Letter from Prince Polignac to
R. Southey
402
