Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
Edward Jesse

Born: January 14, 1780
Died: March 28, 1868 (aged 88)
Bio: Edward Jesse, English writer on natural history, was born at Hutton Cranswick, Yorkshire, where his father was vicar of the parish.
Known for:
- Anecdotes of Dogs (1846)
- Gleanings in Natural History (1834)
- An Angler's Rambles (1836)