<textarea rows="10" cols="25"> The cat was playing in the garden. </textarea>
<!-- You need to use a textarea to get multiline handling. --> <textarea name="Text1" cols="40" rows="5"></textarea>
<textarea id="w3mission" rows="4" cols="50"></textarea>
<label for="w3review">Review of W3Schools:</label> <textarea id="w3review" name="w3review" rows="4" cols="50"> At w3schools.com you will learn how to make a website. They offer free tutorials in all web development technologies. </textarea>
<textarea></textarea>
{!! Form::textarea('placeOfDeath',null,['class'=>'form-control', 'rows' => 2, 'cols' => 40]) !!}