The History of the Worthies of England.

Author/Editor
Fuller, Thomas.
Nichols, John.

Title
The History of the Worthies of England.

Published
Fuller, Thomas. The History of the Worthies of England. London: J. G. W. L. and W. G., for Thomas Williams, 1662, p. 207. Rev. ed., with additional notes by John Nichols. London. 1811, II, 513-14; London: Thomas Tegg, 1840, III, 426.

Review
Brief biographical sketch of Gower, calling him "the first refiner of our English Tongue . . . . Indeed, Gower left our English Tongue very bad, but found it very very bad." [RFY1981; rev. MA].

Date
1662
1811
1840

Gower Subjects
Biography of Gower
Language and Word Studies