Thomas Day (22 June 1748 - 28 September 1789), was a British author. His reputation rests mainly on Sandford and Merton (1783-1789), a book for the young, which, though it may now seem quaintly didactic and even ridiculous, was at one time considered of educational value as inculcating manliness and independence. June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Day was born in London, and was educated at Charterhouse and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He became a great admirer of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his doctrine of the ideal state of nature. Having independent means he devoted himself to a life of study and philanthropy. His views on marriage reveal something of his character. He brought up two foundlings, one of whom he hoped eventually to marry. They were educated on the severest principles, but neither reached the level of stoicism he had been seeking. After several proposals of marriage to other ladies had been rejected, he married an heiress who agreed with his ascetic lifestyle. He finally settled at Ottershaw in Surrey and took to farming on philanthropic principles. He had many curious and impractical theories, among them one that all animals could be managed by kindness. While riding an unbroken colt he was thrown, near Wargrave, and died of his injuries. His poem The Dying Negro, published in 1773, struck the keynote of the anti-slavery movement. It is also obvious from his other works, such as The Devoted Legions (1776) and The Desolation of America (1777), that he strongly sympathized with the Americans during their War of Independence. St. ... Charterhouse School is a British public school, located in Godalming in the county of Surrey. ... Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Jean Jacques Rousseau (June 28, 1712 – July 2, 1778) was a Franco-Swiss philosopher, writer, political theorist, and self-taught composer of The Age of Enlightenment. ... State of nature is a term in political philosophy used to describe the hypothetical or empirical condition of humanity when or if government did not exist. ... Philanthropy involves the donation or granting of money to various worthy charitable causes. ... A restored Stoa in Athens, Greece. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, one of the Home Counties. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... The word theory has a number distinct meanings depending on the context. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... Wargrave is a village in Berkshire, England beside the River Thames, near Henley-on-Thames and opposite the village of Shiplake. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Before the Revolution: The 13 colonies are in red, the pink area was claimed by Great Britain after the French and Indian War, and the orange region was claimed by Spain. ...

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