Quote of the day
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
Thomas Gisborne
Born: October 31, 1758
Died: March 24, 1846 (aged 87)
Bio: Thomas Gisborne was an English Anglican priest and poet. He was a member of the Clapham Sect, who fought for the abolition of the slave trade in England.
Known for:
- Poems, sacred and moral (1798)
- Essays on agriculture