Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
George Sterling
Born: December 1, 1869
Died: November 17, 1926 (aged 56)
Bio: George Sterling was an American poet and playwright based in California who, during his lifetime, was celebrated on the Pacific coast as one of the great American poets, although he never gained equivalent success in the rest of the United States.
Known for:
- The Thirst of Satan
- The house of orchids, and other poems (1911)
- The triumph of Bohemia (1907)
- Beyond The Breakers And Other Poems (1914)
- The Binding Of The Beast (1917)