worde's

Updated: August 19, 2026

I was written in my own native tongue, at a time when the language had become fixed; and indeed I was considered a model of pure and elegant English." "I cry you mercy," said I, "for mistaking your age; but it matters little. Almost all the writers of your time have likewise passed into forgetfulness, and De Worde's publications are mere literary rarities among book-collectors.

Washington Irving - The Sketch-Book of Geoffrey Crayon