Famous quote by Thomas Edward Brown

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"Literature is my calling To hold up the mirror to my countrymen comes natural to me; and in the open field of invention I am not without hopes of giving them pleasure"

- Thomas Edward Brown

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This quote is written / told by Thomas Edward Brown between May 5, 1830 and October 29, 1897. He/she was a famous Poet from United Kingdom. The author also have 6 other quotes.

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