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* WOBDE. 653 WORDSWORTH. tended Caxton's famous printing office til! the lattcr's death, and afterwards succeeded liini. He mack' great iiiiprdvements in tlie art of printing, and esj)cc-ially in that of type-cutting, which then formed a branch of the profession. He is said to liave first introduced Roman let- ters into England, using them as italics are now used. He also made extensive use of engravings, which, however, appear to have been mostly ob- tained from the Oontinent. The books printed by him are distinguished by their neatness and elegance, and number 408 distinct works, against 'J9 by C'axton. WOR'DEN, .John Lorimer (1818-97). An American naval officer, born in Westchester County, N. Y. He entered the navy as a mid- shipman in 18.35, and was commissioned a lieu- tenant in 184(>. On March 9. 1802, he command- ed the Monitor in her celebrated battle with the Uerrxmac or Vircjinia in Hampton Roads. Dur- ing the action he was partially blinded by a shell, which struck the lookout hole of the pilot-house just opposite his eyes. After this engagement he was commissioned conmiander and placed in command of the ironclad Mon- tauk. He twice bombarded Fort McAllis- ter, in January and February, 1863; on February 3d was commissioned captain; on the 28th destroyed the Xiishrillc mder the guns of Fort McAllister; and on April 7th assisted Ad- miral Du Pont in the attack on the defenses of Charleston. He was un special duty in Xew York in 1864-G6; was head of the Naval Academy in 1870-74; was commissioned commodore in 1808, and rear-admiral in 1872; and retired in 18SG. WORDS'WORTH, Ch.rles (1800-92). Bish- op of .^aint Andrews. He was born at Lam- beth, London, and graduated with honors at Ox- ford, 1830; he was private tutor at Cambridge, 1830-33 ; second master of Winchester College, 1833-4G; warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond, Perthshire, 1847-.54, contributing largely to its establishment, and building the chapel largely at his own expense. He was consecrated Bishop of Saint Andrews. Dunkeld, and Dunldane. He was a memljcr of the New Testament revision commit- tee. His publications were numerous and varied. Of them may be mentioned Hhalccspcare'a Knoiclcflfie and Use of the Bible (1865) ; a Life of Bishop .Joseph Hall (1872) ; commentary on Ecclesiasticus (1881) ; Public Appeals on Behalf of Christian Vniti/. a collection of writings on this subject from 1854 to 1885 (1886) ; Primary "Witness to the (lospel (1892). He was noted for his translations into Latin in prose and verse. His (Ircrl: Printer for Beginners reached its 83d thousand in 1896. For his life, consult: Annah of Mij Earlif Life (ISOU-lS-'iO) (1891); Annals of My Life {1S.',7-1S56) (1893); J. Wordsworth. The Episcopate of Charles Words- worth (London. 1899, with full bibliogi-aphy) . WORDSWORTH, Christopher (1774-1846). An English divine, born at Cockermouth, in Cumberland, the youngest brother of William Wordsworth, and educated at Trinity College, Cambrid.Lre. He became rector of Ashhy in Nor- folk (1804), domestic chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbnrv (1805). rector of Woodehurch in Kent (1806)] dean of Rocking in Essex (1808), and rector of Saint Mary's, Lambeth, and of Sundridge in Kent (1816). From 1820 to 1841 he was master of Trinity. Wordsworth was the author of Ecclesiastical Bio'jraiihi/ (6 vols., 1810) ; Christian Institutes (1830) ; Who Wrote Icon Basilikcf (1824); and Jinr/ Charles the First the Author of Icon Basilike (1828). WORDSWORTH, Cuiustopiier (1807-85). . English divine and scholar, born at Cocker- mouth, in Cumberland, the youngest son of the preceding. He was educated at Wincliester School, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1830. He was at once elected fellow of his college and was soon appointed tutor. In 1832-33 he visited Greece. He was master of Harrow (1830-44), Canon of Westminster (1844), Arch- deacon of Westminster (1865), and Bishop of Lincoln (1808). His great work was a commen- tary on the Bible: The Neio Testament (1856- 60) and The Uld Testament (1864-70). Late in life he published a Church liistorij (1881-83). He early gained a considerable reputation in classical scholarship with Athens and Attica (1836); Pompeian Inscriptions (1837); Greece, Pictorial and Descriptive ( 1839 ; new ed. with 600 engravings 1858; revised by Tozer, 1882); and Tlicocritus (1844). Consult Life by Overton and E. Wordsworth (London, 1888). WORDSWORTH, Dorothy (1771-1855). See WORD.SWOKTU, VlI,Ll..r. WORDSWORTH, .ToHN (1843—). An Eng- lish bishop, burn at Harrow, son of the Bishop of Lincoln and grandnephew of the poet. He was educated at Winchester and Oxford (New College), and became assistant master of Welling- ton College in 1860. In 1870 he was appointed prebendary of Lincoln. From 1883 to 1885 he was Oriel professor of Scripture interpretation at Oxford, fellow of Oriel, and Canon of Roch- ester. In 1865 he was made Bishop of Sal- isbury. His publications include: Fragments and Specimens of Early Latin (1874); Bamp- ton Lectures (1881; 2d ed. 1887); Old Latin Biblical Texts (vol. i. 1883: vol. ii., with Sanday and White, 1880) ; Xoriini Testamentum Latine, Secundum Editionem S. Hieronymi (1898); Bishop Serapion's Prayer-Book (1899); and Teaching of the Church of England for the In- formation of Eastern Christians, with Greek by Dr. John Gennadius (1900). WORDSWORTH, William (1770-18.50). An English poet, born at Cockermouth, in Cumber- land, April 7, 1770. He came from a family that had long been settled in the north country. William was the second son. His sister Dorothy ( 1771-1855), a remarkable woman, was the poet's companion through mature life. William was sent to the schools at Cockermouth and Pen- rith, and, after the death of his mother (1778), he was transferred to the <;rammar school at Hawkshead, a picturesque village by Esthwaite Water, where he remained till 1787. The years passed at Hawkshead were 'the seed- time' of his soul. Left to himself, he read a good deal, joined in the society and sports of the country folk, took long solitary strolls, and first had those mystic visions in which nature seemed to palpitate with a life of its own. William studied at Saint John's College. Cambridge, graduating in 1791. In 1790 he interrupted his studies to take a tour through France and Switz- erland with Robert .Jones, a college friend, after-