E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Rochester, Earl of,
John Wilmot (b. Ditchley, Oxfordshire, April 10th, 1647; d. July 26th, 1680). “Poems” (1680); “Valentinian” (1685); “Letters” (1697); “Works” (1709). See Burnet’s “Passages of the Life and Death of John, Earl of Rochester.”
