Henry Peacham Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Henry Peacham


What liuely similitudes & comparisons, as the righteous man to a baie tree, the Soule to a thirstie Hart, vnitie to oyntment and the dew of Hermon.	1
A sweete verse is that which, like a dish with a delicate Sauce, inuites the Reader to taste, euen against his will.	2