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 WORCESTERSHIRE fifer in the army in 1775, and fife major in 1777, serving at the battles of Bunker Hill anc Bennington. In 1786 he published a " Letter to Rev. John Murray concerning the Origin of Evil." In 1787 he was ordained pastor oj the Congregational church in Thornton, N. H., where he had previously filled several civil offices. In 1802 he was the first missionary of the New Hampshire missionary society, and la- bored in that capacity again in 1804. From 1810 to 1813 he was in charge of his brother's congregation in Salisbury. In 1810 he pub- lished " Bible News, or Sacred Truths relating to the Living God, his only Son, and Holy Spirit" (3d ed., 1825), which the Hopkinton association condemned as unsound on the doc- trine of the Trinity. From 1813 to 1818 he edited "The Christian Disciple," a periodical published in Boston. In 1814 he published his celebrated tract entitled " A Solemn Review of the Custom of War, by Philo Pacificus," which was translated into several languages. In 1816 he was one of the founders of the Massachusetts peace society, and in 1819 he commenced " The Friend of Peace," which continued in quarter- ly numbers for ten years, nearly the whole of it being written by himself. In 1829 he pub- lished "The Atoning Sacrifice a Display of Love, not of Wrath;" in 1831, "The COTSCS and Evils of Contention among Christians;" and in 1833, "Last Thoughts on Important Subjects." The Rev. Henry Ware, jr., pub- lished "Memoirs" of him (Boston, 1844). II. Samuel, an American clergyman, brother of the preceding, born in Hollis, N. H., Nov. 1, 1770, died at Brainerd, Tenn., June 7, 1821. He graduated at Dartmouth college in 1795, was licensed to preach in 1796, and was pastor of the Congregational church in Fitchburg, Mass., from 1797 to 1802, and of the Tabernacle church, Salem, from 1803 till his death. He became corresponding secretary of the Ameri- can board of commissioners for foreign missions in 1810, and in 1815 engaged in the Unitarian controversy. He published three orations, six sermons on the doctrine of future punishment (1800), three letters to Dr. Channing in con- nection with the Unitarian controversy (1815), and Watts's entire and select hymns (1818). A volume of his sermons appeared in 1823. III. Samuel Jlelanehthon, son of the preceding, born in Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 4, 1801, died in Boston, Aug. 16, 1866. He graduated at Harvard col- lege in 1822, was for several years professor of rhetoric and oratory in Amherst college, and then became pastor of the church in Salem which had been served by his father. He pub- lished "Essays on Slavery" (1826); "Life and Labors of Rev. . Samuel Worcester " (2 vols. 12mo, Boston, 1852); and "Memorial of the Tabernacle, Salem " (1855). WORCESTERSHIRE, a W. county of England, bordering on the counties of Salop, Stafford, Warwick, Gloucester, and Hereford ; area, 738 sq. m.; pop. in 1871, 338,848. The surface is generally level or undulating, and there WORDSWORTH 727 are some beautiful vales on the banks of the rivers, the chief of which are the Severn Avon, Stour, and Teme. The soil is deep and tertile. Celebrated cider is made. Coal, salt and iron are found. The chief towns are Wor- cester, the capital, Eveshara, Droitwich, Dud- ley, Kidderminster, and Bewdley. Dudley is the chief seat of the iron manufacture. Kid- derminster is famous for its carpets, and Wor- cester for its porcelain. WORDE, Wynkln de, a printer, born in Lor- raine about the middle of the 15th century, died in London about 1534. He accompanied Caxton to England, and was his assistant till his death about 1491, when he succeeded to his business. He made great improvements in the art, intro- ducing Roman letters, and cutting many new fonts of all sizes and of greatly improved cp- pearance. He also supplied type to other print- ers, who soon became numerous. He intro- duced into his "Instructions for Pilgrims to the Holy Land " (London, 1523) Greek type, of which he was the first in England to make use, and also some Arabic and Hebrew words, which were cut on wood blocks. Some of his punches are said to be still in existence. Be- tween 1491 and 1534 he published 408 distinct works, most of them remarkable at that period for neatness and elegance, and many illustrated by wood engravings, said by Jackson (" History of Wood Engraving ") to have been executed in England. WORDEN, John Lorlmer, an American naval officer, born at Mount Pleasant, N. Y., March 12, 1818. He entered the navy as midshipman in 1834, and became lieutenant in 1840, com- mander in 1862, captain in 1863, commodore in 1868, and rear admiral Nov. 20, 1872. In February, 1862, he took command of the iron- clad Monitor, with vhich on March 9 he en- gaged the confederate ironclad Virginia (for- merly Merrimack) in Hampton roads. (See HAMPTON ROADS.) In this action he was nearly blinded by particles of cement driven into his eyes while watching the enemy from an eye- hole in the pilot house. He received the thanks of congress, and subsequently recovered his sight, and served with credit through the war. From 1869 to 1874 he was in command of the naval academy at Annapolis, and in 1876 of the European station. WORDSWORTH. I. William, an English poet, born at Cockermouth, Cumberland, April 7, 1770, died at Rydal Mount, Westmoreland, April 23, 1850. 'lie graduated at Cambridge in 1791, where he mastered Italian and gained an extended acquaintance with the classics and English poets. At this period he says he had a growing belief in his own mission as a poet, ind selected Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton as his models. In 1790 he made a pedestrian tour through France, Switzerland, and the north of Italy, being in Franco when After taking his degree he lodged for four months in London ; went on a pedestrian ex-
 * he revolutionary enthusiasm was at its height.