Joseph Priestley/warrington Academy 1761-67

Famous quotes containing the words joseph and/or academy:

    “St Joseph thought the world would melt
    But liked the way his finger smelt.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “When the State wishes to endow an academy or university, it grants it a tract of forest land: one saw represents an academy, a gang, a university.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)