The arte of rhetorique for the vse of all suche as are studious of eloquence, sette forth in English, by Thomas Wilson.

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The arte of rhetorique for the vse of all suche as are studious of eloquence, sette forth in English, by Thomas Wilson.
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Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.
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[[London] :: Richardus Graftonus, typographus regius excudebat],
Anno Domini. M.D.LIII. [1553] Mense Ianuarij.
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Rhetoric -- Early works to 1800.
Oratory -- Early works to 1800.
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¶Stomake grief.

STomake grief,* 1.1 is when we will take the matter as hote as a tost. We nede no examples for this matter, hote men haue to many, of whom they may be bould and spare not, that fynde them selues a colde. Some tymes

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we enreate earnestly and make meanes by praer to wynne fauour.* 1.2 Somtymes we seke fauour by speakyng well of the companie present.* 1.3 As. Thorowe your helpe my lordes this good deede hath been done.* 1.4 Some tymes we speake to hurte our aduersaries, by settyng forth their euil behauior.* 1.5 Some¦tymes we excuse a fault, and accuse the reporters.* 1.6 Somety∣mes we wishe vnto God for redresse to euil. Sometimes we curse the extreme wickednes of some pastgood roisters.* 1.7 In al whiche I thynke neither examples neede, nor yet any re∣hersal had been greately necessarie, cōsidering al these come without any great learnyng, sauing that for apt bestowing, iudgement is right nedeful.

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