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John Heywood (1497-1580) was an English writer known for his plays, poems, and collection of proverbs. He was innate inside or even touching London, but fled to Europe to make sure your not religious persecution for his Catholic faith and is believed to keep close at hand died around Mechelen, Belgium). His boy was a poet & translator Jasper Heywood.

Works
The unfair names. Plays
A Merry Play between Johan a Married man, Tyb his Married woman, & Sir John a Priest A Mery Play between a Pardoner & a Frere, a Minister of religion & Neybour Pratte (prior to 1533) the Play known as the foure PP; the newe & the super mery interlude of the arnold palmer, the pardoner, a potycary, a pedler (c.1530) the Play of the Wether, a future & mery interlude of a lot maner of Wethers (1533) A Play of Love (1533) A Dialogue of Wit & Folly Verse
A Spider & a Flie (1556) Collections
Byword (c.1538) A Byword of John Heywood (1546) Famous Epigrams
Haste maketh waste. (1546) Whenever a sun shineth, produce hay. (1546) Look ere ye leap. (1546) Both heads come better than 1. (1546) Love pine tree state, love the mutt. (1546) Mendicant should become there are no choosers. (1546) Tons is sswell that terminates well. (1546) A fat is in the fire. (1546) I personally understand in which side the bread is buttered. (1546) Of these dependable turn asketh a second. (1546) The penny in your thought. (1546) Rome was non built within 1 day. (1546) Better late than never. (1546) An sick wind that bloweth there is no human to skillful. (1546) A thomas more a merrier. (1546) Smart shoppers just can not view a wood for the trees. (1546) This hitteth a nail on the head. (1546)

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John Heywood
A biography of the English dramatist and epigrammatist.

Infoplease: Heywood, John
A brief biography of the English dramatist.

John Heywood (1497-1580)
An analysis of the interludes of the sixteenth century writer.

A Praise of his Lady
Complete text of the poem by English dramatist John Heywood.

Poet's Corner: John Heywood
Selected poems by the English dramatist.




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