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Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain.
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While between two stools my tail go to the ground.
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Let the world wagge, and take mine ease in myne Inne.
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She is nether fish nor flesh, nor good red herring.
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I never heard thy fire once spark,
I never heard thy dog once bark.
I never heard once in thy house
So much as one peep of one mouse.
I never heard thy cat once mew.
These praises are not small nor few.
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She looketh as butter would not melt in her mouth.
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Good authors, too, who once knew better words Now only use four-letter words Writing prose — Anything goes.
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John Heywood
Born:
1497
Died:
1580
(aged 83)
Bio:
John Heywood was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. Although he is best known as a playwright, he was also active as a musician and composer, though no works survive.
Known for:
The plays of John Heywood
Assessment in Higher Education
The Play of the Weather (1533)
The play called the Four PP
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