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Born June 1, 1882 • England
Died March 25, 1937 (aged 54) • London • England
Movement / Style Georgian poetry
Subjects Of Study English literature

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Drinkwater, portrait by J.W. Thompson, 1935; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
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