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P.B. Shelley was born on August 4, 1792 at Sussex in England. At the age of twelve, he was sent to Eton, one of the best schools in England, where he began to write. At the age of eighteen, his first work was published. The same year he entered into the University of Oxford. But the next year, he was expelled from the Oxford for writing a pamphlet named "The Necessity of Atheism". He married Harriet West Bark in 1812. Two years after marriage, a daughter was born to them. When he was twenty three, his grandfather died and he inherited. a vast property. Shelley is known for his lyric poetry. His famous lyric 'Ode to the West Wind' was written in 1819. Next year, both the poems 'The Cloud' and 'To A Skylark' were written. He died a premature death only at the age of thirty by a boat capsize.

Complete the following table with the information given in the passage.

Who/WhatEventYear/TimePlace
P.B. Shelleywas born(i)at Sussex in England
He(ii)1804into Eton
He(iii)1811(iv)
The Cloud' and 'To A Skylarkwere written(v)

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(i) in 1792;

(ii) got admitted;

(iii) was expelled;

(iv) from the University of Oxford;

(v) in 1820.

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