Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Hardwicke Rawnsley

Born: September 29, 1851
Died: May 28, 1920 (aged 68)
Bio: Canon Hardwicke Drummond Rawnsley, was a Church of England clergyman, poet, hymn writer, local politician, and conservationist. He was also one of the founders of the National Trust.
Known for:
- Poems, ballads, and bucolics (1890)
- A Book of Bristol Sonnets (1877)
- Ruskin and the English lakes (1901)
- Ballads of brave deeds (1896)
- Sonnets at the English lakes (1881)






