Complex sentence: Henry Brooke (1703-1783), novelist and dramatist, born in Ireland, son of a clergyman, studied law at Trinity College, Dublin, but embraced literature as a career.
Split into simpler sentences: Henry Brooke (1703-1783), was a novelist and dramatist. He was born in Ireland, the son of a clergyman, and studied law at Trinity College, Dublin, but embraced literature as a career.