Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Christopher Ricks
Born: 1933 (age 91)
Bio: Sir Christopher Bruce Ricks is a British literary critic and scholar. He is the William M. and Sara B.
Known for:
- Dylan's Visions of Sin (2004)
- The Force of Poetry (1984)
- Keats and Embarrassment (1974)
- The New Oxford Book of Victorian Verse (1987)