E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Watson, Richard,
Bishop of Llandaff (b. Heversham, Westmoreland, Aug., 1737; d. Calgarth Park, Westmoreland, July 4th, 1816). “Institutiones Metallurgicæ” (1768); “An Apology for Christianity” (1776); “Letter to Archbishop Cornwallis on the Church Revenues;” “Chemical Essays” (1781–87); “Theological Tracts” (1785); “Sermons on Public Occasions and Tracts on Religious Subjects” (1788); “An Apology for the Bible” (1796); “Principles of the Revolution Vindicated,” etc. “Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson. Bishop of Llandaff, written by Himself,” in 1817.
