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A cat may looke on a King.

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
Kings
May
Cat
King

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And death makes equal the high and low.
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So many heads so many wits.
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It had need to bee A wylie mouse that should breed in the cats eare.
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Men say, kinde will creepe where it may not goe.
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When all candles are out, all cats are grey, All things are then of one color, as who say. And this proverb faith, for quenching hot desire, Foul water as soon as faire, will quench hot fire.
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The cat would eate fish, and would not wet her feete.
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It hurts not the tongue to give faire words.
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Every cocke is proud on his owne dunghill.
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He that will not whan he may,Whan he would, he shall haue nay.
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