13 quotes by William Camden (1551-1623), English (Antiquarian)

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The early bird catches the worm.

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An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.

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The sea hath fish for every man.

William Camden

My friend, judge not me,
Thou seest I judge not thee;
Betwixt the stirrop and the ground,
Mercy I askt, mercy I found.

William Camden

Betwixt the stirrup and the ground Mercy I asked, mercy I found.

William Camden

Better halfe a loafe than no bread.

William Camden

God sendeth cold after clothes.

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All the proof of a pudding is in the eating.

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He that mischief hatcheth, mischief catcheth.

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Better a bad excuse, than none at all.

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About the Author

William Camden

Born: May 2, 1551
Died: November 9, 1623
Nationality: English
Profession: Antiquarian, Historian, Topographer

Biography

William Camden was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Annales, the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England.

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