Canons Regular of Prémontré, Our Lady of England Priory, Storrington, UK
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FRANCIS THOMPSON Francis Thompson was inspired to write his 'Ode to the Setting Sun' ('Yet in this field where the Cross planted reigns ...') whilst staying at the Priory. The crucifix which inspired him to write this poem hangs in the cloister. Thompson had been brought to the monastery by Wilfred and Alice Meynell to recover from ill-health and depression brought on by opium addiction. He wrote 'To Daisy'; the lines 'The hills look over on the South, And southward dreams the sea' were inspired by his frequent walks up Jacob's Ladder, a steep climb up the Downs to Kithurst Hill. He also began work on the famous 'Hound of Heaven' whilst staying at the monastery.
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