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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

85 John Heywood 1497?-1580? John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:85
AUTHOR:John Heywood (1497?–1580?)
QUOTATION:And while I at length debate and beate the bush,
There shall steppe in other men and catch the burdes. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Proverbes. Part i. Chap. iii.
 
Note 1.
It is this proverb which Henry V. is reported to have uttered at the siege of Orleans. “Shall I beat the bush and another take the bird?” said King Henry. [back]