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Every cocke is proud on his owne dunghill.

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
Owne
Proud
Every
Dunghill

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