Quote of the day
Absence of occupation is not rest,
A mind quite vacant is a mind distressed.
Josiah Conder

Born: September 17, 1789
Died: December 27, 1855 (aged 66)
Bio: Josiah Conder, correspondent of Robert Southey and well connected to romantic authors of his day, was editor of the British literary magazine The Eclectic Review, the Nonconformist and abolitionist newspaper The Patriot, the author of romantic verses, poetry, and many popular hymns.