John Lyly was employed at court. Euphues has a thin love story, which is used for the purpose of giving Lyly ideas in various talks and letters. the style is filled with tricks and alliteration, the sentences are long and complicated and large number of similes are brought in. A short example of this style ia 'They are commonly sonnet believed that are best beloved and they liked best whom we have know longest '. This kind of style was common in the conversation of ladies of the time, and most of those at court were at one time Lyly pupils. Queen Elizabeth herself used it. Every girl of good family in those days learnt speak, not only French, but also Euphuism. Even Shakespeare was influenced by this artifical style.
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