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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