Lines attributed to Gabriel Harvey by Thomas Nashe, said to have been written to ridicule Oxford.
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A little apish hat, couched fast to the pate, like an oyster; French cambric ruffs, deep with a witness, starched to the purpose: Delicate in speech; quaint in array; conceited in all points; In courtly guiles, a passing singular odd man.
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "A little apish hat, couched fast to the pate, like an oyster; French cambric ruffs, deep with a witness, starched to the purpose: Delicate in speech; quaint in array; conceited in all points; In courtly guiles, a passing singular odd man." in the context of "Lines attributed to Gabriel Harvey by Thomas Nashe, said to have been written to ridicule Oxford." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford" (About the Earl of Oxford)
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About Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, poet and patron of numerous writers.
About Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (12 April 1550 – 24 June 1604) was an Elizabethan courtier, poet and patron of numerous writers.
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