Quote of the day
After all my years of playing soldiers, and then of reading History, I have almost a mania to be in the East, to see fighting, and to serve.
Richard Gifford

Born: 1725
Died: 1807 (aged 82)
Bio: Richard Gifford, English poet, was educated at Oxford. He was the author of a poem, Contemplation. He also wrote theological and controversial works.






