 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...go »' With Greek and Latin, and did first reduce " Our tongue from Lyly's writing, then in use ; " Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, " Playing with words and idlesimilies, " As tli' English apes and very zanies be " Of every thing that they do hear and see,... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Dilke - 1814 - 408 pages
...compliments Sydney, as the author that " Did first reduce Our tongue from Lyly's writing, then in use; Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similies, As th" English apes and very zanies be Of every thing that they do hear, and see; So imitating... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Dilke - 1816 - 412 pages
...compliments Sydney, as the author that " Did first reduce Our tongue from Lyly's writing, then in use; Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similies, As th' English apes and very zanies be Of every thing that they do hear and see; So imitating... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1818 - 544 pages
....by Drayton the merit, that he " did first reduce Oar tongue from Lilly's writing then in use ; • Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similies." But in this statement there is an inaccuracy, 'if it refers to the better model of style... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 432 pages
...Euphuism -to Sir P. Sydney, who, he says, did first reduce Our tongue from Lylie's writing then in use, Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similies, As th' English apes and very zanies be Of every thing that they do hear and see. Sydney died... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...compliments Sidney as the author that " Did first reduce Our tongue from Lyly's writing, then in use ; Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similes, As the English apes and very zanies be Of every thing that they do hear and see." Which must apply... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...compliments Sidney as the author that " Did first reduce Our tongue from Lyly's writing, then in use ; Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similes, As the English apes and very zanies be Of every thing that they do hear and see." Which must apply... | |
 | Robert Dodsley - 1825 - 426 pages
...might go With Greek and Latin, and did first reduce : Our tongue from Lily's writing then in use; ' Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, '• Playing with words, and idle similies, ' As th' English apes, and very zanies be The principal work for which he was distinguished... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed, Octavius Gilchrist - 1825 - 422 pages
...might go With Greek and Latin, and did first reduce • Our tongue from Lily's writing then in use ; ' Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, ' Playing with words, and idle similies, : As th' English apes, and very zanies be ; Of every thing that they do hear and see, : So... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pages
...hand might go With Greek and Latin, and did first reduce Our tongue from Lilly's writing then in use ; him bright. " And therefore hath she bribed the Destinies, To cross the curious similies, As ill' English apes, and very zanies he Of every thing that they do hear and see, So imitating... | |
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Talking of stones, stars, plants, of fishes, flies, Playing with words and idle similes... 
