“Rome was not built in one daie (quoth he) and yet stood
Till it was finist, as some say, full faire.”

— John Heywood

Rome was not built in one day, said he, and yet stood
Till it was finished, as some say, full fair.
Part I, chapter 11.
Proverbs (1546)

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English writer known for plays, poems and a collection of p… 1497–1580

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