Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Adam Mickiewicz
Born: December 24, 1798
Died: November 26, 1855 (aged 56)
Bio: Adam Bernard Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, professor of Slavic literature, and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus.
Known for:
- Pan Tadeusz (1834)
- Konrad Wallenrod (1828)
- Ode to Youth (1820)
- Pani Twardowska
- Grażyna (1823)