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- Coleridge first met his wife Sarah Fricker in Bristol in the summer of 1794, and their marriage proved to be an unhappy one. Coleridge married Sarah only because of social constraints, and they separated in 1808 due to their financial difficulties and Coleridge's deteriorating mental state caused by his opium addiction.
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Jul 29, 2017 · The relationship was, at best, an off-and-on one, and Coleridge only lived with Sara for less than six of those 40 years. Even when they were together, he was constantly complaining of various illnesses, consuming ever-increasing quantities of opium, and spending a lot of time in bed.
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In September 1829, at Crosthwaite Parish Church, Keswick, after an engagement of seven years duration, Sara Coleridge was married to her cousin, Henry Nelson Coleridge (1798–1843), younger son of Captain James Coleridge.
Nov 1, 2017 · Coleridge, however, fell deeply in love with her after meeting her in 1799. Nothing came of this. Sara seems to have been fond of Coleridge, and was in many ways a good friend to him, going so far as to act as amanuensis during the long composition of The Friend, 1809-10.
In September 1829, Sara Coleridge married her cousin, Henry Nelson Coleridge, at Crosthwaite Church, Keswick, after a seven-year engagement. He was then a chancery barrister in London. The first eight years of their married life were spent in a little cottage in Hampstead where four of her children were born, two of whom survived.
Sep 28, 2016 · After that, “I never lived with him for more than a few weeks at a time,” she wrote. A room at Greta Hall was always kept ready for him but he never came. Then the brothers, Hartley and Derwent, vanished, too; and Mrs. Coleridge and Sara stayed on with Uncle Southey, feeling their dependence and resenting it.
Jun 14, 2019 · In 1797, Wordsworth and his adored sister Dorothy lived for a little over a year as Somerset neighbours to Coleridge and his young wife, Sara Fricker.
Jan 2, 2006 · Sara Coleridge (1802-1852) was a poet, children’s author, essayist, critic, translator, and theologian active during the Romantic period. Sara was born on 23 December 1802 in Keswick. She was the only daughter of Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) and Sara Fricker (1770-1845) and had two older brothers, David Hartley (1796-1849) and Derwent ...
