Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Edward Bickersteth
Born: January 25, 1825
Died: May 16, 1906 (aged 81)
Bio: Edward Henry Bickersteth was a bishop in the Church of England.
Known for:
- Yesterday, to-day, and for ever
- Waters From The Well-Spring
- A Scripture help (1816)