The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole.

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The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole.
Author
Poole, Josua, fl. 1632-1646.
Publication
London :: Printed for Tho. Johnson,
1657.
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English poetry.
Epithets.
English language -- Rhyme -- Dictionaries.
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"The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A55357.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.

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Talkative.
TYng his ear to no tongue but his own, An ocean of words. That lions tail, tongue ever in motion. That tyrant in discourse. Drum of the company. That spend thrift of his tongue. Unthrifty babler. A pattentee of speech. Ingrosser of discourse. Two grains of wheat in two bushels of chaffe, Such are his words.

Thinking silence commendable in nothing but a dead neats

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tongue, whose tongue hath a good turn when he sleeps. Too m of the mother in him.

Long winded monster, Crispinus, Hydra discourse. Land remora, wordie prodigall. Speaking frying pan.

One that hath got a patent for prating, and it were no lesse t•••••• to take his purse, to speak a word in his company. A flood, a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Vollies, hail shot of words, His tongue goes continually his erra•••• but never speeds, enough to make a mans memorie ake, with c••••••¦ing such dirty stuffe into it. Able to speak far more with ease, t•••••• any man can endure with patience.

One that drops out at his mouth whatsoever is poured in at ears.

That sows his words by sacks, whilst others do it by handfulls▪ rolling tongue.

They which converse with him run the same fortune which they which live by the fall of Nile, there is no overflowing like that his words, a man cannot safely give him audience, an head ach three days after is the least hurt he can take, that but hears him ••••¦ter dinner.

Upon any occasion he will find a mouth, find a speech w•••••• will.

His talk at table like Beniamins messe, five times to his pat.
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