Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
William Cowper Prime

Born: 1825
Died: 1905 (aged 80)
Bio: William Cowper Prime was an American journalist, art historian, numismatist, attorney, and travel writer.
Known for:
- Boat life in Egypt and Nubia (1857)
- Tent life in the Holy land (1857)
- I Go A-Fishing (1873)
- Along New England roads (1892)
- Among The Northern Hills (1895)