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Christopher Wordsworth

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Christopher Wordsworth 1774-1846, English clergyman, educator, and writer; youngest brother of William Wordsworth. He was master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1820 to 1841. Most noted of his books is Ecclesiastical Biography (6 vol., 1810). His second son, Charles Wordsworth, 1806-92, became a prelate in Scotland. From 1847 to 1854 he was warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond, Perthshire. In 1853 he was consecrated bishop of St. Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane. He was deeply interested in reuniting the churches of England and Scotland. His many books include Shakespeare's Knowledge... Read more
George Cavendish
...His biography of Wolsey, written in 1557, remained in manuscript until 1641 and first appeared in entirety in Christopher Wordsworth's Ecclesiastical Biography (1810). One of the great books of the English Renaissance, the work imparts tragic... Read more
Song for the Lord Mayor's Table, A
...s Table, A. Cycle of 6 songs for sop. and pf. by Walton to words collected by Christopher Hassall from poems by Blake, Thomas Jordan, Charles Morris, Wordsworth, and 2 anon. 18th-cent. poets. Written for City of London Fest. 1962. F.p. Schwarzkopf... Read more

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