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BK:06:e
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing
38404
plainly
32229
precious
21748
manner
16848
barbarous
14013
in
13366
termed
11543
short
10177
plainely
8320
pretious
6083
eloquent
5706
clearly
4780
feeble
4759
vehement
4667
simile
4558
vehemently
4413
terme
4308
express
4256
handling
4007
lofty
3908
allusion
3480
term
3364
metaphor
3361
aptly
3263
tearmed
3004
expresse
2969
figured
2904
writings
2736
penitent
2730
playnly
2700
digression
2531
copious
2453
brief
2088
figurative
2023
coherence
2005
tearme
1989
insolencies
1988
maner
1941
dilated
1898
playnely
1810
plain
1798
plain
1773
confusedly
1768
insolency
1754
bald
1541
similes
1501
copiously
1490
metaphorically
1484
confused
1476
metaphorical
1463
metaphors
1401
licence
1392
dilate
1391
gorgeous
1377
bold
1345
airy
1312
plaine
1297
penitents
1255
flores
1240
term'd
1234
ample
1219
babylonish
1206
loftie
1149
vigour
1135
writing
1132
lively
1129
conceit
1115
figuratively
1111
vehementer
1107
terms
1092
decorum
1089
simply
1073
parenthesis
1065
plainness
1044
simple
1042
antithesis
1034
dilatation
1018
clearely
1015
termeth
1011
elegancy
1009
precyous
995
feble
991
figuratiue
983
barbarity
980
directly
979
abode
972
emphatically
932
scorners
897
ponderous
860
cogent
854
plainlie
842
tediousnesse
807
flores
774
synecdoche
771
perspicuous
756
flowry
740
plaine
738
barbarisme
733
figure
724
manners
715
amplification
705
briefly
685
eloquently
668
polite
654
metaphoricall
653
prolixity
651
allusions
631
dissimilitude
625
excessive
616
figuratiuely
600
terming
592
russet
584
scorner
581
cleerly
566
tediousness
562
surplusage
547
apt
545
barbarism
541
stately
538
digressions
534
rhetorician
533
plainnesse
527
digressed
512
concise
502
termes
490
plainelie
481
cleerely
476
playne
475
allegorically
475
compendiously
474
facetious
472
dilating
463
fluid
460
tediousnes
450
hyperbole
444
once
441
figur'd
438
clerely
437
taffata
434
expatiate
431
periphrasis
431
nakedly
416
harsh
414
digresse
408
rare
406
gorgious
404
tearmeth
399
style
388
affected
388
lacedaemonian
382
aery
375
apostrophe
375
botches
373
digress
370
feeblenesse
368
botch
367
sublimity
363
scantly
360
prolix
356
vigor
355
preciouse
345
obscure
341
succinct
341
similies
341
circumstantial
341
metonymy
339
ayrie
336
elegant
335
liuely
332
gorgeously
331
imagery
330
puffing
330
dilates
325
weighty
323
analogically
319
metonymically
318
in
314
conceits
314
figuring
312
structure
310
smug
309
multiply
308
to
307
speak
307
so
306
balde
301
circumlocution
295
barbarities
290
forsooth
288
rhetoricians
281
tearm
281
emphatical
276
fine
275
elegancies
274
flowrie
270
asperity
269
weak
268
humour
267
discursive
265
infolding
263
obscurity
BK:06:e:01
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Clarity
5706
clearly
4308
express
3004
expresse
2023
coherence
1018
clearely
771
perspicuous
581
cleerly
481
cleerely
438
clerely
256
expressed
243
expresly
215
perspicuity
201
coherent
141
explicite
131
plain
126
lucid
121
perspicuously
117
precisely
115
explicit
114
formally
104
implicit
103
implicite
95
pellucid
53
clarity
53
clerly
53
openly
47
exprest
41
expressly
37
digested
37
coherently
35
clearness
33
luminous
33
expres
33
disgesting
33
cohere
32
expressely
31
clerelye
28
perspicuitie
22
luculent
22
out
21
spell
18
expressedly
17
digest
17
plaine
17
enunciative
16
luculently
15
explicitly
15
coherences
14
sequacious
14
explained
14
syllabically
13
disgests
12
plainer
12
transparency
10
explicately
BK:06:e:02
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Obscurity
3906
allusion
1773
confusedly
1484
confused
1219
babylonish
647
allusions
345
obscure
265
infolding
263
obscurity
119
allusive
104
intricately
97
intricate
88
alluding
84
allude
72
alludes
66
darkness
63
allusively
60
enfoldings
45
indeterminately
38
obscuritie
37
confusedlie
35
obscurely
30
alluded
26
unclearness
24
difficulty
24
oblique
22
muddy
20
dark
19
obscurities
17
enfolding
17
indeterminate
15
crabbed
15
torturous
14
implicitly
13
implicancy
12
overthwartly
12
raggedly
12
undeterminate
12
confus'd
11
difficulties
11
confus'dly
10
mysterious
BK:06:e:03
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Conciseness
14013
in
11543
short
2453
brief
705
briefly
512
concise
475
compendiously
444
once
408
rare
388
lacedaemonian
363
scantly
341
succinct
289
in
251
a
234
little
161
concisely
135
brief
124
laconick
109
briefely
95
total
71
conciseness
71
short
67
and
66
sweet
64
compression
58
roundly
51
curtal
41
lacedaemonian
41
laconic
38
briefness
34
briefenesse
33
compactly
33
shortly
32
totall
31
few
28
cutted
27
condensed
27
breifly
27
abbreviated
27
laconie
27
succinctly
27
elliptical
24
compendiousness
23
condens'd
23
little
23
a
21
elliptically
21
epigrammatic
20
compendious
20
brefely
20
laconical
20
word
20
brieflie
19
abbreviate
18
compressed
17
breefely
14
laconism
14
breefly
12
laconically
12
cuttedly
11
briefenes
10
condense
10
curt
10
monosyllable
BK:06:e:04
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Copiousness
2700
digression
2531
copious
1941
dilated
1501
copiously
1392
dilate
1234
ample
1034
dilatation
842
tediousnesse
715
amplification
653
prolixity
566
tediousness
562
surplusage
538
digressions
527
digressed
472
dilating
460
tediousnes
434
expatiate
431
periphrasis
414
digresse
373
digress
360
prolix
341
circumstantial
330
dilates
309
multiply
301
circumlocution
267
discursive
252
prolixitie
244
prosecute
238
amplifications
231
exuberant
194
dilate
191
dilation
190
circumstantiall
188
amply
164
multiplied
145
effusion
144
circumlocutions
143
copiousness
133
wordy
131
long-winded
114
circumstantially
113
longanimity
112
digressing
111
accident
108
reiterated
107
multiplyed
103
sojourn
101
prolixe
97
prosecuted
95
digrest
94
dilating
92
multiplying
92
circumstances
91
digresse
81
circumquaque
79
accidentals
78
discoursive
73
expatiated
71
interposition
62
verbosity
55
dilatations
55
it
55
suppletory
52
expatiating
49
dilates
45
prolixly
45
reiterated
45
digress
44
prosecuting
43
expostulate
42
expatiates
42
repeated
41
wordish
40
reiterate
39
expletive
39
verbose
38
digressive
37
wind
37
dilations
35
circling
35
digress'd
32
lengthened
32
digresseth
32
excursus
30
multiply'd
29
disgression
29
exorbitant
28
diffusively
28
elaborated
27
circlings
27
enlarging
26
periphrases
26
oblong
25
transversal
25
lengthned
25
sojourne
25
expletive
24
lavish
24
ampler
24
battologies
23
repeat
23
tautologize
23
prolixious
23
circumstance
22
paraphrase
22
multiplies
20
wire-drawn
20
battology
20
reiteration
19
longly
18
periphrase
18
expatiation
18
accidents
18
dylated
17
amplest
16
effusions
16
particularities
16
diffusiveness
16
multiplie
15
digresses
15
largely
15
longueur
15
longinquity
14
sprawling
14
expletives
13
expostulating
13
discursively
12
exuberous
12
parathesis
12
enlargedly
12
prolixities
12
reiterating
11
lengthen'd
11
periphrastically
10
swerve
10
particularity
10
lauishing
10
winding
10
expostulated
BK:06:e:05
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Vigour/force
6083
eloquent
4759
vehement
4558
vehemently
1377
bold
1149
vigour
1132
lively
1111
vehementer
860
cogent
685
eloquently
625
excessive
356
vigor
335
liuely
325
weighty
252
toothed
233
superlative
231
dashing
193
cutting
174
animated
173
animate
171
vigorous
159
vehementlie
154
excessiue
153
witty
137
eloquente
126
bolde
125
authoritative
120
vehemente
109
soultry
104
emphatical
94
bolder
86
superlatiue
80
pugnant
77
cogency
76
vehementlye
75
superlatives
72
crisped
70
mighty
69
hit
68
poinant
67
wanton
60
pithy
59
emphatically
52
weightie
49
sultry
48
cuttingly
47
eloquentest
46
poynant
44
elocution
42
pithily
39
poignant
35
eloquence
35
incisive
35
animating
33
eloquentlie
33
emphatic
33
liveliness
32
animates
31
quick
29
picquant
28
abruptness
28
cogently
27
abruptnesse
26
waightie
26
lyuely
26
boldest
25
vivacity
23
sinewy
23
bould
23
liveliest
22
liuelie
21
vivification
18
vehemencies
18
grave
18
lapidary
18
piquant
18
waighty
17
weightiest
17
emphasis
16
wittie
16
over-strong
16
saltness
15
eloquenter
14
pithie
14
forcefull
13
living
12
lurid
12
eager
12
sensible
11
tuant
11
emphaticalness
11
liuelinesse
11
livelier
11
piquancy
11
tuant
10
livelinesse
10
toothd
10
sinewie
BK:06:e:06
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Weakness/feebleness
4780
feeble
1753
bald
995
feble
370
feeblenesse
306
balde
269
weak
215
baldnesse
188
feebleness
161
toothlesse
137
baldness
122
blanched
103
bauld
101
soporiferous
88
toothless
84
weake
63
baldly
57
flagging
55
feable
53
vapid
40
poverty
35
scribled
35
insipid
33
slovenliness
20
plumbeous
20
weaker
17
sniveling
17
macilent
17
largely
16
blanch'd
15
jejunely
15
insipidness
13
corny
13
unspirited
12
tedious
12
pithless
12
balder
12
bare
11
slothfulness
10
narcotical
10
languid
10
weary
BK:06:e:07
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Plainness
38404
plainly
10177
plainely
2730
playnly
1898
playnely
1810
plain
1666
plain
1312
plaine
1089
simply
1062
plainness
1044
simple
980
directly
854
plainlie
723
plaine
592
russet
533
plainnesse
490
plainelie
476
playne
431
nakedly
197
sanctimony
194
platly
190
plainenesse
184
playnelye
183
plainlye
172
playnlye
171
playne
155
literal
127
pleynly
124
plainnes
120
planely
112
literally
108
literall
92
plainesse
84
simplie
78
plainer
67
plainest
64
plainess
50
nature
47
playn
38
simplest
36
bare
35
platly
35
naked
33
point-blank
31
roundly
28
direct
28
in
25
symple
23
unadorned
22
unadorn'd
22
playn
21
round
19
point-blank
16
symply
15
rural
13
dryly
12
sanctitude
12
simplicity
12
rurall
11
meanest
11
unaffected
11
parrhesia
11
chasten
11
round
10
litterally
10
nakedness
BK:06:e:08
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Ornateness
32229
precious
8320
pretious
4007
lofty
1989
insolencies
1768
insolency
1391
gorgeous
1255
flores
1206
loftie
1129
conceit
1009
precyous
807
flores
756
flowry
541
stately
437
taffata
406
gorgious
367
sublimity
355
preciouse
332
gorgeously
330
puffing
314
conceits
290
forsooth
274
flowrie
253
pompous
247
statelinesse
226
ornate
222
loftinesse
220
magnific
218
preciousness
210
embellished
208
laboured
206
embellish
206
rhetorically
204
loftily
183
thundring
176
superb
170
rhetorical
167
loftiness
162
ranting
161
flow'ry
154
taffaty
150
turgid
150
bombast
145
flowery
139
tympany
132
thundering
129
stateliness
129
tumid
127
purple
127
loftiest
125
embellishments
113
laborious
112
fleshy
108
embellish'd
106
labour'd
105
taffeta
102
sublimely
100
taffety
100
bumbast
99
stalking
93
imbellished
86
imbellish
86
thunderings
82
dropsical
81
sublimitie
80
rotundity
80
loftier
78
taffatie
74
intumescence
69
rhetorick
67
tragical
66
preciousest
63
embellishment
63
loftye
61
high-borne
60
statelines
58
rhetoricall
56
embellishing
55
magnifical
54
ranted
53
ranting
49
embelished
46
over-high
46
turgent
44
quoted
44
gaynesse
43
imbellishments
39
bloomy
38
flourish'd
38
embelish
36
conceite
34
sublimities
31
taffetie
31
tumefied
27
tragick
25
pedantical
24
labored
24
sublimeness
24
gayness
24
imbellishment
23
rhetorications
21
imbellish'd
21
embelish'd
21
floridly
21
gorgeouslie
20
heroicks
19
bombasted
19
embelishments
17
floridness
17
conceipts
17
gouty
17
pompousness
16
forsoth
16
turgency
16
tympanies
16
embellishes
15
colourable
15
thundring
14
herodian
14
thund'ring
14
lusciousness
14
rhetoric
14
taffetas
13
rantings
13
puffy
12
tragicke
12
conceyte
12
high-sounding
12
rhetoricate
11
flourishing
11
latinized
11
mouthing
11
flowers
11
swelling
11
thundering
11
ranting
10
swellingly
10
gorgeouslye
10
rhetorication
BK:06:e:09
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Elegance
3361
aptly
1345
airy
1092
decorum
1011
elegancy
668
polite
547
apt
534
rhetorician
474
facetious
463
fluid
382
aery
339
ayrie
336
elegant
310
smug
288
rhetoricians
276
fine
275
elegancies
252
refined
248
felicity
236
cleanly
232
refiner
224
airie
218
elegantly
207
filed
174
neat
160
ayry
149
rhetor
147
fluently
146
refiners
136
fluency
135
aptlie
133
refine
132
elaborate
131
ciceronian
119
neatly
116
filde
115
ayery
112
lusty
109
felicitie
106
roundly
96
luculenter
94
correctly
79
terse
78
fluent
78
politeness
75
unforced
74
elegance
70
aptlye
69
unstudied
69
refin'd
65
luculent
64
fyne
63
refin'd
63
well-chosen
60
refined
58
neatness
58
politer
55
politely
53
refining
47
correct
45
silken
45
lambent
39
grace
38
facility
38
felicities
37
fluidity
36
melody
35
neate
34
facund
30
exquisite
28
cleanlier
27
decorums
26
lustie
26
urbane
23
neatest
19
cleanely
19
apte
17
festivity
17
festivities
16
smugge
16
politest
15
apter
15
aptest
15
round
15
neater
14
cleanliest
14
airiness
13
well-worded
13
renable
13
refines
13
facundity
13
facundious
12
rhetors
12
fluencie
12
profluence
11
current
11
facile
11
flow
11
ciceronian
11
smooth-tongued
11
mellifluous
11
filed
BK:06:e:10
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Inelegance
16848
barbarous
983
barbarity
897
ponderous
738
barbarisme
545
barbarism
497
manner
416
harsh
388
affected
375
botches
368
botch
295
barbarities
270
asperity
239
forced
220
lownesse
217
lowness
216
affectation
193
disjoynted
137
barbarus
136
disjointed
131
unpolished
126
pondrous
125
barbarousness
119
ponderosity
109
pond'rous
108
asperities
91
barbarisms
91
crudely
76
asperitie
67
gross
64
forc'd
63
barberous
62
botche
53
affection
43
mannered
41
ponderousness
40
rude
40
grosse
38
manner'd
38
affections
36
ramble
35
uncorrect
34
uncouthness
32
rustically
31
uncouth
27
uneven
27
broadness
25
maner
20
affectations
20
harsher
18
manners
17
crabbed
16
constrained
16
incorrect
16
uneloquent
14
incondite
14
babarous
14
grossest
14
affectedly
14
crabbedly
13
unelegantly
12
grosser
12
checky
12
loose
10
scabrous
10
truculent
10
incuriosity
10
beggarliness
BK:06:e:11
Leisure: Literature: Style of language/writing: Figure of speech
4667
simile
3364
metaphor
2969
figured
2736
penitent
2088
figurative
1541
similes
1490
metaphorically
1476
metaphorical
1463
metaphors
1297
penitents
1115
figuratively
1068
parenthesis
1042
antithesis
991
figuratiue
979
abode
932
scorners
913
emphatically
774
synecdoche
733
figure
654
metaphoricall
631
dissimilitude
616
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584
scorner
475
allegorically
450
hyperbole
441
figur'd
375
apostrophe
341
similies
341
metonymy
331
imagery
323
analogically
319
metonymically
314
figuring
240
tropes
222
synecdochically
213
figures
202
similitude
201
hyperboles
188
dissimiles
185
likeness
177
emphatical
170
trespassers
169
similie
167
trespasser
157
imagerie
153
likenesse
145
resemblance
137
epiphonema
136
occupatio
134
allegorical
129
hyperbolical
123
adversative
119
ironical
115
allegory
115
eclipsis
108
antitheses
105
trope
100
ironicall
96
allegorize
95
exclamation
91
propounder
89
parabolically
85
hyperbolically
83
antiphrasis
81
allegories
78
metaphoric
78
dissimilitudes
77
parentheses
73
semblables
71
exclamations
63
allegorized
62
decussation
62
similitudes
62
prosopopoeia
62
metalepsis
61
aposiopesis
60
propounders
59
fygured
58
dissimile
57
likenes
55
aversion
55
allegorizing
53
ellipsis
52
zeugma
50
trope
50
enumeration
49
metonymical
48
kenning
47
dissimile
47
tropes
45
allegoricall
45
gemination
42
gradation
40
figuration
40
metonymies
38
aboad
37
apostrophes
36
hypallage
35
obsecrations
35
analogic
34
expedition
34
resemblances
34
irony
33
occupatios
33
tropological
30
chronography
30
reddition
29
anadiplosis
28
epanalepsis
28
hyperbaton
27
obsecration
27
metonymic
27
fygure
26
anagogical
26
prolepsis
25
lykenesse
24
parabole
24
expolition
24
trespassors
23
antanaclasis
23
allegorie
22
allegorists
22
likening
22
rencounters
22
syllepsis
21
epizeuxis
21
similizing
20
synecdochic
20
rencounter
19
penitente
19
comparison
19
ironically
19
similize
18
tropically
18
epanorthosis
18
ecphonesis
18
analogous
18
preuention
18
likenesses
17
imageries
17
prevention
16
retractation
16
synecdochical
16
anaphora
16
tmesis
15
adversatively
15
catachresis
15
auxesis
15
antonomasia
15
sermocination
15
interrogation
15
hysterosis
15
metonym
14
allegorizing
14
aboade
14
anagogically
14
allegorizes
13
decussated
13
apophasis
13
climax
13
epistrophe
13
parembole
13
iconism
12
litotes
12
lykenes
12
parison
12
expolitio
12
aporia
12
asyndeton
12
similitudinary
11
parabolical
11
erotesis
11
tapinosis
11
anastrophe
11
hypallage
10
epistrophe
10
tropologically
10
morally
10
polyptoton
10
redoubling
10
intellection
10
fimile
10
tropical
10
antimetabole