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.
Katherine Lee Bates

Born: August 12, 1859
Died: March 28, 1929 (aged 69)
Bio: Katharine Lee Bates was an American songwriter. She is remembered as the author of the words to the anthem "America the Beautiful". She popularized "Mrs. Santa Claus" through her poem Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride.
Known for:
- America the Beautiful (1911)
- Yellow Clover (1922)
- The English Religious Drama (1893)
- The Retinue, and Other Poems
- Sigurd Our Golden Collie (1919)






