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An English author, poet, artist, illustrator, and musician, whose poems can be characterized by his irreverent view of the world, was born on 12th May, 1812, Holloway, United Kingdom. He wrote the book Nonsense for the grandchildren in poetry A middle-class family boy whose father, was a stockbroker of Danish origins, began his career as an artist at the age of 15. He suffered from asthma and partial blindness. At the age of 7, he began to show signs of depression. A Book of Nonsense, was his first book of poems, which he wrote for the grandchildren.
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