Link Copied!
William Caxton Quotes (1420-1492)
Author
-333px.png)
About William Caxton
William Caxton (c. 1420 – 1492) was the first English printer and publisher. He was also a prolific translator of French romances, and an author in his own right.
Best William Caxton Quotes
Shortest
Earliest
Explore our curated collection of the most famous and impactful William Caxton quotes.
“The worshipful fader and first foundeur and enbelissher of ornate eloquence in our Englissh. I mene Maister Geffrey Chaucer.”
“Al these thynges consydered, there can no man resonably gaynsaye but there was a kyng of thys lande named Arthur. For in al places, Crysten and hethen, he is reputed and taken for one of the nine worthy, and the fyrst of the thre Crysten men.”
William Caxton Quotes by Topic
Find exactly what you are looking for by browsing this categorized list of William Caxton quotes by topic.
-100px.png)
What William Caxton Said About Others
Discover personal opinions William Caxton shared regarding contemporaries.
William Caxton on Geoffrey Chaucer
“The worshipful father and first founder and embellisher of ornate eloquence in our English.”
William Caxton on Thomas Malory
“For herein may be seen noble chivalry, courtesy, humanity, friendliness, hardiness, love, friendship, cowardice, murder, hate, virtue, and sin. Do after the good and leave the evil, and it shall bring you to good fame and renown.”
William Caxton on John Skelton
“I praye mayster Iohn Skelton late created poete laureate in the unyversite of oxenforde to oversee and correcte this sayd booke. And taddresse and expowne where as shalle be founde faulte to theym that shall requyre it. For hym I knowe for suffycyent to expowne and englysshe every dyffyculte that is therin / For he hath late translated the epystlys of Tulle / and the boke of dyodorus syculus. and diverse other werkes oute of latyn in to englysshe not in rude and olde langage. but in polysshed and ornate termes craftely. as he that hath redde vyrgyle / ovyde. tullye. and all the other noble poetes and oratours / to me unknowen: And also he hath redde the ix. muses and understande theyr musicalle scyences. and to whom of theym eche scyence is appropred. I suppose he hath dronken of Elyons well.”
About William Caxton
William Caxton (c. 1420 – 1492) was the first English printer and publisher. He was also a prolific translator of French romances, and an author in his own right.