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It is good the have a hatch before the durre.

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
Hatch
Prudence
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The more the merrier.
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It's an ill wind that blows no good.
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I perfectly feele even at my fingers end.
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Better one byrde in hand than ten in the wood.
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