Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
William Barnes
Born: February 22, 1801
Died: October 7, 1886 (aged 85)
Bio: William Barnes was an English writer, poet, Church of England priest, and philologist. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages.
Known for:
- Poems of rural life in the Dorset dialect (1844)
- Poems in the Dorset dialect (1864)
- A philological grammar (1854)
- Poems of William Barnes