Complex sentence: Thomas Tickell (1686-April 23,1740), English poet and man of letters, the son of a clergyman, was born at Bridekirk near Carlisle.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Tickell (1686-April 23,1740) was an English poet and man of letters. The son of a clergyman, he was born at Bridekirk near Carlisle.