CHAPTER VI

. A LAKE POET, 1800-1803.

CX. THOMAS POOLE, August 14, 1800. (Illustrated London News, May 27, 1893) 335

CXI. SIR H. DAVY, October 9, 1800. (Fragmentary Remains, 1858, p. 80) 336

CXII. SIR H. DAVY, October 18, 1800. (Fragmentary Remains, 1858, p. 79) 339

CXIII. SIR H. DAVY, December 2, 1800. (Fragmentary Remains, 1858, p. 83) 341

CXIV. THOMAS POOLE, December 5, 1800. (Eight lines published, Thomas Poole and his Friends, 1887, ii. 21) 343

CXV. SIR H. DAVY, February 3, 1801. (Fragmentary Remains, 1858, p. 86) 345

CXVI. THOMAS POOLE, March 16, 1801 348

CXVII. THOMAS POOLE, March 23, 1801 350

CXVIII. ROBERT SOUTHEY [May 6, 1801] 354

CXIX. ROBERT SOUTHEY, July 22, 1801 356

CXX. ROBERT SOUTHEY, July 25, 1801 359

CXXI. ROBERT SOUTHEY, August 1, 1801 361

CXXII. THOMAS POOLE, September 19, 1801. (Thomas Poole and his Friends, 1887, ii. 65) 364

CXXIII. ROBERT SOUTHEY, December 31, 1801 365

CXXIV. MRS. S. T. COLERIDGE [February 24, 1802] 367

CXXV. W. SOTHEBY, July 13, 1802 369

CXXVI. W. SOTHEBY, July 19, 1802 376

CXXVII. ROBERT SOUTHEY, July 29, 1802 384

CXXVIII. ROBERT SOUTHEY, August 9, 1802 393

CXXIX. W. SOTHEBY, August 26, 1802 396

CXXX. W. SOTHEBY, September 10, 1802 401

CXXXI. W. SOTHEBY, September 27, 1802 408

CXXXII. MRS. S. T. COLERIDGE, November 16, 1802 410

CXXXIII. REV. J. P. ESTLIN, December 7, 1802. (Privately printed, Philobiblon Society) 414

CXXXIV. ROBERT SOUTHEY, December 25, 1802 415

CXXXV. THOMAS WEDGWOOD, January 9, 1803 417

CXXXVI. MRS. S. T. COLERIDGE, April 4, 1803 420

CXXXVII. ROBERT SOUTHEY, July 2, 1803 422

CXXXVIII. ROBERT SOUTHEY, July, 1803 425

CXXXIX. ROBERT SOUTHEY, August 7, 1803 427

CXL. MRS. S. T. COLERIDGE, September 1, 1803 431

CXLI. ROBERT SOUTHEY, September 10, 1803 434

CXLII. ROBERT SOUTHEY, September 13, 1803 437

CXLIII. MATTHEW COATES, December 5, 1803 441

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE, aged forty-seven. From a pencil-sketch by C. R. Leslie, R. A., now in the possession of the editor. _Frontispiece_

COLONEL JAMES COLERIDGE, of Heath’s Court, Ottery St. Mary. From a pastel drawing now in the possession of the Right Honourable Lord Coleridge 60

THE COTTAGE AT CLEVEDON, occupied by S. T. Coleridge, October-November, 1795. From a photograph 136

THE COTTAGE AT NETHER STOWEY, occupied by S. T. Coleridge, 1797-1800. From a photograph taken by the Honourable Stephen Coleridge 214

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE, aged twenty-six. From a pastel sketch taken in Germany, now in the possession of Miss Ward of Marshmills, Over Stowey 262

ROBERT SOUTHEY, aged forty-one. From an etching on copper. Private plate 304

GRETA HALL, KESWICK. From a photograph 336

MRS. S. T. COLERIDGE, aged thirty-nine. From a miniature by Matilda Betham, now in the possession of the editor 368

SARA COLERIDGE, aged six. From a miniature by Matilda Betham, now in the possession of the editor 416

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1785-1794

LETTERS OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE

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