The whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school.
Source: Jaques, in As You Like It, act 2, sc. 7, describing the second age of man.
-- William Shakespeare, (Apr 23 1564-1616), English dramatist, poet; He is considered the greatest writer in any language for his 154 sonnets and 37 plays, e.g., Hamlet, 1600.