Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | December 25, 1721 |
Birth Place | England |
Age | 298 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Net worth: $26 million (2024)
About
Eighteenth-century English poet whose lyrical works include Odes on Several Descriptive and Allegorical Subjects and Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands. Poet John Langhorne published Collins' collected poems in 1765.
Before Fame
He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. He published his debut literary work, Persian Eclogues, in 1742.
Trivia
He suffered from mental illness and was institutionalized in 1754.
Family Life
His older sister cared for him in the years leading up to his death.
Associated With
He was only slightly less influential than literary contemporary Thomas Gray.