- John Heywood
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Rome Wasn't Built in a Day "John Heywood (c. 1497 – c. 1580) was an English writer known for his plays,
poem s, and collection ofproverb s.Life
He was born in or near
London , but fled to Europe to avoid religious persecution for his Catholic faith and is believed to have died inMechelen ,Belgium . [CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07319a.htm|title=Jasper and John Heywood] His son was the poet and translatorJasper Heywood , His daughter was Elizabeth Heywood, and his grandson was the poet and preacherJohn Donne .Works
A partial list:
Plays
*"The Merry Play between Johan the Husband, Tyb his Wife, and Sir John the Priest"
*"The Mery Play between the Pardoner and the Frere, the Curate and Neybour Pratte" (before 1533)
*"The Play called the foure PP; a newe and a very mery interlude of a palmer, a pardoner, a potycary, a pedler" (c. 1530)
*"The Play of the Wether, a new and mery interlude of all maner of Wethers" (1533)
*"The Play of Love " (1533)
*"The Dialogue of Wit and Folly "
*"The Four PP "Verse
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The Spider and the Flie " (1556)Collections
*"Proverbs" (c. 1538)
*"The Proverbs of John Heywood " (1546)Famous epigrams
*"Haste maketh waste." (1546)
*"Out of sight out of minde." (1542)
*"When the sun shineth, make hay." (1546)
*"Look ere ye leap." (1546)
*"Two heads are better than one." (1546)
*"Love me, love my dog." (1546)
*"Beggars should be no choosers." (1546)
*"All is well that ends well." (1546)
*"The fat is in the fire." (1546)
*"I know on which side my bread is buttered." (1546)
*"One good turn asketh another." (1546)
*"A penny for your thought." (1546)
*"Rome was not built in one day." (1546)
*"Better late than never." (1546)
*"An ill wind that bloweth no man to good." (1546)
*"The more the merrier." (1546)
*"You cannot see the wood for the trees." (1546)
*"This hitteth the nail on the head." (1546)
*"No man ought to look a given horse in the mouth." (1546)
*"Tread a woorme on the tayle and it must turne agayne." (1546)
*"Many hands make light work." (1546)References
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