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.
David Lester Richardson
Born: 1801
Died: 1865 (aged 64)
Bio: David Lester Richardson was an officer of the East India Company, who throughout his life followed literary pursuits as a poet and periodical writer, and as editor and proprietor of literary journals.
Known for:
- Flowers and Flower-Gardens (1855)
- Sonnets, and Other Poems (1825)
- Literary Leaves (1840)