Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
George Wither
Born: June 11, 1588
Died: May 2, 1667 (aged 78)
Bio: George Wither was an English poet, pamphleteer, and satirist. He was a prolific writer who adopted a deliberate plainness of style; he was several times imprisoned. C. V.
Known for:
- Collection of Emblems (1635)
- Hymns and songs of the church
- Britain's remembrancer
- Halelviah
- The poetry of George Wither