Quote of the day
To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs; Heine was nearer the mark when he found in Him the divine Aristophanes. God's laughter is sometimes very coarse and unfit for polite ears; He is not satisfied with being Molière, He must needs also be Aristophanes and Rabelais.
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








