Show THE YOUTH OF FAMOUS folka samuel taylor coleridge kne ot the most remarkable modem writers was the poet cote ridge born oct 21 1772 tery saint mary devonshire england his father vicar of the par ish was a man of great learning an talent he had married twice and samuel the poet was the child of anne bowden the clergy mans second when the boy was nine years alws father died and through the of some friends his mother obtained samuel a scholarship in the camoia christs hospital school london the schoolmaster early noticed that the quiet sensitive boy was a remarkable reader it was the wonder ot his companions that what were tasks to them served him for recreation rea tion in its original latin he would read virgil for amusa ment As a latin and greek scholar he was especially proficient count of Cole ridges conversational uj ants and the verses which as a child composed be was sometimes called inspired charity boy for christs boy altal was a charity school in FH ary 1791 he entered jesus college bridge but left after a year on alcoff of debt to enlist in the army friends obtained his discharge and awhile he tried different but at last decided upon his vocation he met robert the poet in 1794 while on a visit toj ford his friendship with Words woj waa made shortly after his during a summer vacation he fedj in 1793 aass sarah became the wife of southey ggs worth walli his sister dorothy ta Cl evedon near bristol SS V had settled arid thet gifted men did some of their babl ws g together it was at this period coleridge wrote his wonderful PS the ancient mariner in lafi admirers place the haraga genius beyond the struggle for b presented him with an annular tr about coleridge enjoyed a abroad with the Words wortha aws turned to settle with them in J known as the lake district of easl here the three friends worda bouchey and coleridge lived for BISS years and are on this account 0 spoken of as the lake poets throw first taking opium to allay pain COS ridge became a slave to the dru overcame the habit shortly ball death which occurred july while best known as a poet was also a critical political logical writer 1 |