Complex sentence: Thomas Parnell (11 September 1679--24 October 1718) was a poet and clergyman, born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and was a friend of both Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.
Split into simpler sentences: Thomas Parnell (11 September 1679--24 October 1718) was a poet and clergyman, born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was a friend of both Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.