Record Number: 24900
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Robert Southey to Grosvenor Charles Bedford, 1 September 1795, '"Hope deferred maketh the heart sick". said Solomon. Statius says "qu� non gravior mortalibus addita cura Spes ubi longa venit" Grosvenor when you have lived upon that cameleon fare so long as I have done � you will acknowledge the wisdom of Solomon & feel the poetry of Statius.'
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 1 Sep 1795
Country:England
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Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:12 Aug 1774
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:writer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Thebaid
Genre:Classics
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:24900
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 134. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 27 April 2009.
Additional Information:
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Citation:
"The Collected Letters of Robert Southey," Romantic Circles Electronic Edition, Letter 134. http://www.rc.umd.edu/editions/southey_letters. Accessed 27 April 2009. , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24900, accessed: 06 February 2026
Additional Comments:
The lines quoted are Thebaid, Book 2, lines 320�321.
