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.
Theodore Winthrop
Born: September 22, 1828
Died: June 10, 1861 (aged 32)
Bio: Theodore Winthrop was a writer, lawyer, and world traveller. He was one of the first Union officers killed in the American Civil War.
Known for:
- Cecil Dreeme (1861)
- The Canoe and the Saddle
- Life in the open air
- Edwin Brothertoft
- John Brent (1861)







