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John Heywood (1497 – 1580)


English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs.
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John Heywood
What man, loue me, loue me dog.
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Who waite for dead men shall goe long barefoote.
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Happy man, happy dole.




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Though ye loue not to bye the pyg in the poke,
Yet snatche ye at the poke, that the pyg is in,
Not for the poke, but the pyg good chepe to wyn.
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While betweene two stooles my taile goe to the ground.
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