John Lyly
John Lyly
John Lylywas an English writer, poet, dramatist, playwright, and politician, best known for his books Euphues: The Anatomy of Witand Euphues and His England. Lyly's mannered literary style, originating in his first books, is known as euphuism...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth3 April 1908
blunt finest made
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
fortunate
Maydens, be they never so foolyshe, yet beeing fayre they are commonly fortunate.
bargains
A bargain is a bargain.
lightning moments minutes
The rattling thunderbolt hath but his clap, the lightning but his flash, and as they both come in a moment, so do they both end in a minute.