Word: ralegh
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Dates: during 1896-1896
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...Latin origin of much of Sir Thomas's writings, upon its quaintness, its dignity, and-when it is at its best-the solemn music of its cadences. The distinguishing qualities of seventeenth century prose were brought out, or rather suggested, by a rough comparison of Browne with Bacon, Ralegh, Hooker, Isask Walton, and Jeremy Taylor, who is Browne's only equal in his most splendid passages of ornate prose...