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And while I at length debate and beate the bushe
Quote byJohn Heywood · 1497–1580
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Proverbs (1546), And while I at length debate and beat the bush, There shall step in other men, and catch the birds, And by long time lost in many vain words..
English (original)
And while I at length debate and beate the bushe, There shall steppe in other men, and catche the burdes, And by long time lost in many vayne wurdes.
— John Heywood
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