James Elishama Smith Quote

An astrologer is an artist, an astronomer is not; in fact, an astronomer is a mere... drudge, a dry, unpoetical, soulless calculator.


The Coming Man, Chapter XLII (p. 360), Strahan & Co. 1873


An astrologer is an artist, an astronomer is not; in fact, an astronomer is a mere... drudge, a dry, unpoetical, soulless calculator.

An astrologer is an artist, an astronomer is not; in fact, an astronomer is a mere... drudge, a dry, unpoetical, soulless calculator.

An astrologer is an artist, an astronomer is not; in fact, an astronomer is a mere... drudge, a dry, unpoetical, soulless calculator.

An astrologer is an artist, an astronomer is not; in fact, an astronomer is a mere... drudge, a dry, unpoetical, soulless calculator.