Ocupation: Poet
Life: August 12, 1774 - March 21, 1843
Birthday: August 12
Death: March 21
Some voluntary castaways there will always be, whom no fostering kindness and no parental care can preserve from self-destruction; but if any are lost for want of care and culture, there is a sin of omission in the society to which they belong.
source: Robert Southey (2006). “Colloquies on Society: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.88, ReadHowYouWant.com
topic: Kindness, Omission, Self, Self Destruction, Castaway, Fostering