Still More Re: Hobson v. Hobbes

[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Kathleen E. Miller wrote:

> (OED has Tobias Hobson with phrase dated to 1660, M-W has Thomas Hobson
> with phrase dated to 1649, other sources offer both Tobias and Thomas, with
> dating to Thomas Ward's "English Reformation" in either 1630 or 1638 - I
> wonder which is correct!)

Thomas Ward's poem "England's Reformation" was published in 1710.

Fred Shapiro


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