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It's no use closing the barn door after the horse is gone.

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
Barn
Barns
Closing
Door
Horse
Doors
Gone
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