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The Proverbs of John Heywood printed in 1546, is the earliest collection of English colloquial sayings. Here in addition to “an ill winde" we find such bits of wisdom as "I know on which side my bread is buttered" and “this hitteth the nail on the head."
Is there an ill wind—and does it blow in our land? A close friend worries about our lack of concern for religion. He believes that the religious education provided by our
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