Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Robert Tannahill

Born: June 3, 1774
Died: May 17, 1810 (aged 35)
Bio: Robert Tannahill was a Scottish poet of labouring class origin. Known as the 'Weaver Poet', he wrote dialect lyrics in the wake of Robert Burns.