Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
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)






