Francis Thompson (1859-1907)

British poet.

Born December 16th, 1859 in Preston. [ref]

Died November 13th, 1907 at 47 years old in London (tuberculosis). [ref]

Occupations
literary critic, poet, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner