Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Robert Hawker
Born: 1753
Died: 1827 (aged 74)
Bio: Robert Hawker was an Anglican priest in Devon vicar of Charles Church, Plymouth. Called "Star of the West" for his popular preaching, he was known as an evangelical and author. The Cornish poet Robert Stephen Hawker was his grandson.
Known for:
- Poor Man's Morning & Evening Portions
- Zion's pilgrim (1801)
- The Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary
- Specimens of Preaching (1801)