Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
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