1895. Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, and one of the so-called Lake Poets. Although his fame tends to be eclipsed by that of his contemporaries such as William Wordsworth, Southey's verse enjoys enduring popularity. This volume contains selections from: Miscellaneous Poems; Ballads and Metrical Tales; From Thalaba the Destroyer; The Curse of Kehama; Roderick, the Last of the Goths; Madoc in Wales; and Madoc in Aztlan. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.