Thank God it has rained all day. I say thank God, though rain is no rarity, because it is the duty of every man to be thankful for whatever happens by the will of the Omnipotent Creator; yet it was not so agreeable to any of my party as a fine day would have been.
Robert Buchanan, John James Audubon (2005). “Life and Adventures of Audubon the Naturalist”, p.259, Cosimo, Inc.