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  • But for the most part the steames of waters bee vnpleasant, because the earth doeth seldome times smel well.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • But for the most part the steames of waters bee vnpleasant, because the earth doeth seldome times smel well.

    A briefe commentarie of Island, by Arngrimus Ionas 2003

  • Wherfore theire mindes were wonderfullye bent and incensed vpon that vnpleasant sight.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • Thus much for the terme, though not greatly pertinent to the matter, yet not vnpleasant to know for them that delight in such niceties.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • _Cleomenes_ king of the Lacedemonians geue this vnpleasant answere to the

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • And viewing in him great plenty of straung Histories, I thought good to select such as were the best and principal, wherin trauailing not far, I occurred vpon some which I deemed most worthy the prouulgation in our natiue tongue, reducing them into such compendious forme, as I truste shall not appeare vnpleasant.

    The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

  • Also the Poet or makers speech becomes vicious and vnpleasant by nothing more than by vsing too much surplusage: and this both not only in a word or two more than ordinary, but in whole clauses, and peraduenture large sentences impertinently spoken, or with more labour and curiositie than is requisite.

    The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

  • But for the most part the steames of waters bee vnpleasant, because the earth doeth seldome times smel well.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 Richard Hakluyt 1584

  • For preceptes in all Authors, and namelie in Aristotle, without applying vnto them, the Imitation of examples, be hard, drie, and cold, and therfore barrayn, vnfruitfull and vnpleasant.

    The Scholemaster 1570

  • Thus much for the terme, though not greatly pertinent to the matter, yet not vnpleasant to know for them that delight in such niceties.

    The Arte of English Poesie 1569

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