Project Gutenberg 2013-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 187 Lovell, Robert 1796 Lovell, Robertus Southey, Robert 1774 1843 Poems: Containing The Restropect, Odes, Elegies, Sonnets, &c. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Judith Wirawan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Poems: Containing The Restropect, Odes, Elegies, Sonnets, &c." by Robert Lovell and Robert Southey is a collection of poetry written in the late 18th century. This anthology features a variety of poems, including odes, elegies, and sonnets, reflecting on themes of memory, love, nature, and the passage of time. It provides insights into human emotions and the complexities of nature, steeped in the literary traditions of the era. The opening of the collection introduces the poem "The Retrospect," where the speaker reflects on the passage of time and the bittersweet nature of memory. As he travels through the "vale of years," he reminisces about his childhood and the innocence of youth, using vivid imagery to describe his personal landscape of past joys and sorrows. The poem contrasts the carefree days of his youth with the burdens of adulthood, exploring feelings of nostalgia and loss while addressing a beloved figure, Ariste. The encounter with the past evokes a longing for simpler times, intricately weaving emotions of happiness and grief as the poet grapples with the inevitability of change and the role of memory in shaping one's identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42621/42621-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Sonnets, English English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 229488 2025-06-17T09:16:26.088511 text/html 231019 2013-04-29T15:47:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 247657 2025-06-17T09:16:35.162988 application/epub+zip 248303 2025-06-17T09:16:28.218512 application/epub+zip 122660 2025-06-17T09:16:27.135524 application/epub+zip 362496 2025-06-17T09:16:38.842962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464591 2025-06-17T09:16:33.558001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338652 2022-09-19T13:01:11.718828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140199 2023-09-18T12:38:32.049167 text/plain 16243 2025-06-17T09:16:39.004968 application/rdf+xml 15376 2025-06-17T09:16:27.264504 image/jpeg 2733 2025-06-17T09:16:27.199521 image/jpeg 380676 2025-06-17T09:16:26.130569 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia