▁and ▁translated ▁from ▁ancient ▁authors . ▁The ▁best - known ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁written ▁to ▁fit ▁traditional ▁mel od ies , ▁mainly ▁of ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁He ▁sometimes ▁harm on ised ▁these ▁mel od ies ▁himself , ▁but ▁usually ▁left ▁this ▁to ▁his ▁frequent ▁collabor ator , ▁composer ▁Charles ▁Wood . ▁ ▁Wood ward ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁ 2 6 ▁Hamilton ▁Square , ▁Bir ken head ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁El st ree , ▁H ert ford shire , ▁then ▁H arrow ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁S ayer ▁Sch olar ship ▁to ▁Gon ville ▁and ▁C ai us ▁College , ▁Cambridge , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁third ▁class ▁in ▁the ▁Class ics ▁Tri pos . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁by ▁the ▁Bishop ▁of ▁London , ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Cur ate ▁at ▁St ▁Bar nab as , ▁P im lic o . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Little ▁W als ingham ▁with ▁H ought on ▁St ▁G iles , ▁in ▁Nor folk . ▁Wood ward ▁played ▁the ▁c ello , ▁and ▁the ▁eu phon ium , ▁sometimes ▁in ▁process ion . ▁Other ▁h obb ies ▁included ▁bell ring ing ▁and ▁be e keep ing ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁published ▁and ▁printed ▁book lets ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁verse . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁he ▁married ▁Alice ▁Dor othy ▁Lee ▁Warner , ▁at ▁St