85. John Heywood. 1497?-1580? John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	85
AUTHOR:	John Heywood (1497?–1580?)
QUOTATION:	And while I at length debate and beate the bush, There shall steppe in other men and catch the burdes. 1
ATTRIBUTION:	Proverbes. Part i. Chap. iii.

Note 1.
It is this proverb which Henry V. is reported to have uttered at the siege of Orleans. “Shall I beat the bush and another take the bird?” said King Henry. [back]

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