Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Edward Thomas

Born: March 3, 1878
Died: April 9, 1917 (aged 39)
Bio: Philip Edward Thomas was a British poet, essayist, and novelist.
Known for:
- In pursuit of spring (1914)
- The south country (1909)
- The poems of Edward Thomas
- The annotated collected poems
- Light and Twilight (1911)