E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Rowe, Nicholas
(b. Little Barford, Bedfordshire, 1673; d. December 6th, 1718). “The Ambitious Stepmother” (1700); “Tamerlane” (1702); “The Fair Penitent” (1703); “The Biter” (1705), “Ulysses” (1707); “The Royal Convert” (1708); “Jane Shore” (1713); “Lady Jane Grey” (1715), and other works printed with the Plays. His edition of Shakespeare appeared in 1709, his translation of Lucan’s “Pharsalia” in 1718.
