of discourse, as the fittest and forciblest access into the 
     capacity of the vulgar sort: so that these four causes 
     concurring, the admiration of ancient authors, the hate 
     of the schoolmen, the exact study of languages, and the 
     efficacy of preaching, did bring in an affectionate study of 
     eloquence and copie of speech, which then began to 
     flourish. This grew speedily to an excess; for men began 
     to hunt more after words than matter; more after the 
     choiceness of the phrase, and the round and clean 
     composition of the sentence, and the sweet falling of the 
     clauses, and the varying and illustration of their works 
     with tropes and figures, than after the weight of matter, 
     worth of subject, soundness of argument, life of invention 
     or depth of judgment. Then grew the flowing and watery 
     vein of Osorius the Portugal bishop, to be in price. Then 
     did Sturmius spend such infinite and curious pains upon