Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry. He died of arsenic poisoning, either from a suicide attempt or self-medication for a venereal disease.
Read more about Thomas Chatterton: Childhood, First "medieval" Works, Adopts persona of Thomas Rowley, Chatterton’s Search For A Patron, Political Writings, Determines On Leaving Bristol, Chatterton’s Swan Song, Posthumous Recognition, Works
Famous quotes by thomas chatterton:
“It is my PRIDE, my damn’d, native, unconquerable Pride, that plunges me into Distraction. You must know that 19-20th of my Composition is Pride. I must either live a Slave, a Servant; to have no Will of my own, no Sentiments of my own which I may freely declare as such;Mor DIE—perplexing alternative!”
—Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770)