Robert Bridges - Later Poems
"Were I a cloud I'd gather My skirts up in the air, And fly well know whither, And rest I well know where."
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Robert Bridges was born in Walmer, Kent on the 23rd of October 1844. He went to study medicine intending to practice until the age of forty and then retire to write poetry. Lung disease forced him to retire in 1882, and from that point on he devoted himself to writing and literary research. However, Bridges' literary work started long before his retirement, his first collection of poems having been published in 1873. He was appointed Poet Laureate in 1913 by George V, the only medical graduate to have held the office. He died in Oxford on the 21st of April 1930.
Robert Bridges
Robert Bridges (1844-1930) practiced as a physician until 1885 when he retired due to ill health. For the rest of his life his main occupations were as a poet and a literary critic. Bridges spent much of his retirement in seclusion and his works were not widely circulated during his lifetime. However, he was appointed Poet Laureate in 1913 and held the post until his death.
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