Gerard Manley Hopkins Black Plaque

3 The Grove, London, E15 1EL

Gerard Manley Hopkins, Poet, Born 28th July 1844, Died 8th June 1889, Was Born And Lived At 87 The Grove Stratford Near This Site Until 1851/2. 'Loathed For A Love Men Knew In Them, Banned By The Land Of Their Birth, Rhine Refused Them. Thames Would Ruin Them; Surf, Snow, River And Earth Gnashed: But Thou Art Above, Thou Orion Of Light.' From: Stanza 21 'The Wreck Of The Deutschland'

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Gerard Manley Hopkins black plaque - Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, born 28th July 1844, died 8th June 1889, was born and lived at 87 The Grove Stratford near this site until 1851/2. 'Loathed for a love men knew in them, Banned by the land of their birth, Rhine refused them. Thames would ruin them; Surf, snow, river and earth Gnashed: but thou art above, thou Orion of light.' From: Stanza 21 'The Wreck of the Deutschland'

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