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It should be added that, euphuist as Greene was, few of his contemporaries in their lyrics warbled wood-notes which like his resemble Shakespeare’s in their native freshness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
A well-known euphuist in fiction is Sir Piercie Shafton in Scott's Monastery.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
For all his genius, Ghiberti, that euphuist, did not influence those who came after him as Donatello did.
From Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition by Edward Hutton
"Dear Miss Falconer, you are such an euphuist!"
From The Palace of Darkened Windows by Edmund Frederick
The remarks that have been made concerning Greene apply in a large measure also to his fellow euphuist Thomas Lodge.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg
