Brit Quote:
Great literature should do some good to the reader: must quicken his perception though dull, and sharpen his discrimination though blunt, and mellow the rawness of his personal opinions - A E Housman
More Quotes

On this day:
1st Cricket match between Eton & Harrow Schools - 1805, Kew Devastated by Ice-Fall - 1879, Jesse Owens Wins Olympic Gold - 1936
More dates from British history