… inward & gloomy satisfaction, how miserable [his] Mother must be!’ 2 The incident, which would later resurface in his poetry (‘The Wanderings of Cain’, ‘Dejection’ and ‘Monody on the Death of Thomas Chatterton’), throws light on … The school was known for its severity, and memories of Christ’s Hospital would feed his adult nightmares and poetry, but intense reading and social enjoyment also characterized his school days. There he met Charles Lamb whose … - attending wine parties, flirting with women and prostitutes, and raising debts – reading, swimming and writing poetry. He befriended the Evans family and became infatuated with Mary, the sister of his school friend Tom Evans. He …