Quote of the day
I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road.
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
William Smellie
Born: 1740
Died: June 24, 1795 (aged 55)
Bio: William Smellie FRSE FSA was a Scottish master printer, naturalist, antiquary, editor and encyclopedist. He was friends with Robert Burns, whose assessment is engraved on Smellie's tombstone: Here lies a man who did honour to human nature.