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Sep 2021
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Episode 152: As the Saying Goes

Kevin Stroud
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John Heywood was a playwright and poet who made two important contributions to the history of English. He was a key figure in the emergence of modern English drama which led directly to William Shakespeare at the end of the century. He was also a proverb collector who assembled most of the common proverbs in English into a popular poem that serves as an impo ... Show More
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