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John heywoodes woorkes

A dialogue conteynyng the number of the effectuall prouerbes in the Englishe tongue, compact in a matter concernynge two maner of maryages. With one hundred of Epigrammes: and three hundred of Epigrammes upon three hundred prouerbes: and a fifth hundred of Epigrammes. Whereunto are now newly added a syxt hundred of Epigrams by the sayde John Heywood

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Of fayre woordes. 180.

Fayre woordes make fooles fayne, that was by olde scooles:
But now we see, fayre woordes make wyse men fooles.

Otherwyse.

Fayre woords make fooles fayne, yet fayre woords are chereful,
But foule woords make all folke, Irefull or ferefull.