8 November 1602 Posted on November 7, 2015 by Staff The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public for the first time. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old." John Ciardi — Click here for more from John Ciardi Related posts: 8 November 1957 8 November 1942 8 November 1987 27 September 2001 8 November 1898