Quote of the day
They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of the public interest in the face of polls suggesting that the public itself may have quite a different understanding of where its interest lies.
Ellin Devis

Born: December, 1746
Died: February, 1820 (aged 73)
Bio: Ellin Devis was a schoolmistress and author of The Accidence, a popular eighteenth-century grammar. She came from an artistic family - her father Arthur was known for his "conversation pieces" and her brother Arthur for historical portraits.






