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Burnt child fire dredth.

John Heywood

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John Heywood
Age: 83 †
Born: 1497
Born: January 1
Died: 1580
Died: January 1
Aphorist
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
London
England
Burnt
Fire
Child
Children

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So many heads so many wits.
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The more haste, the less speed.
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I perfectly feele even at my fingers end.
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