Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
John Fortescue
Born: 1394
Died: 1476 (aged 82)
Bio: Sir John Fortescue was the Chief Justice of the King's Bench of England and the author of De laudibus legum Angliæ, an influential treatise on English law.
Known for:
- The Governance of England
- De laudibus legum Angliæ
- A history of the British army
- History of the 17th Lancers
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