Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
John Churton Collins
Born: March 26, 1848
Died: September 25, 1908 (aged 60)
Bio: John Churton Collins was a British literary critic.
Known for:
- Greek influence on English poetry
- Studies in poetry and criticism
- Ephemera critica
- Treasury of minor British poetry
- Illustrations of Tennyson







