"In the School of Affliction I have learnt more Philosophy than at the
Academy, and more Divinity than from the Pulpit: In Prison I have learnt
to know that Liberty does not consist in open Doors, and the free Egress
and Regress of Locomotion. I have seen the rough side of the World as well
as the smooth, and have in less than half a Year tasted the difference between
the Closet of a King, and the Dungeon of Newgate."
Stats:
Born: September, 1660, London, England.
Died: April 24, 1731 in Cripplegate.
Resources:
'The True-Born
Englishman'
Biography of the author.
Daniel Defoe
Another biography of the author, with excerpts from many of his works. |
