Quote of the day
Only this incident inseparable every custom must have, viz., that it be consonant to reason; for how long soever it hath continued, if it be against reason, it is of no force in law.
William Lisle Bowles
Born: September 24, 1762
Died: April 7, 1850 (aged 87)
Bio: William Lisle Bowles was an English priest, poet and critic.
Known for:
- Fourteen Sonnets, 1789 (1789)
- The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles