Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
George Keate
Born: 1729
Died: 1797 (aged 68)
Bio: George Keate was an English poet and writer.
Known for:
- An account of the Pelew Islands (1789)
- The Monument in Arcadia (1773)
- A Probationary Ode for the Laureatship (1787)