Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Richard Blackmore
Born: January 22, 1654
Died: October 9, 1729 (aged 75)
Bio: Sir Richard Blackmore, English poet and physician, is remembered primarily as the object of satire and as an example of a dull poet. He was, however, a respected physician and religious writer.
Known for:
- Shadow of the Moon
- Under a Violet Moon
- Stranger in Us All
- Deep Purple in Rock