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Thomas Heywood

Thomas Heywood (c1573–1641), playwright and poet.
The 158th most frequently quoted source in the OED, with a total of 2290 quotations (about 0.07% of all OED quotations).
See article in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Total number of quotations2290Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a word257Find quotations
Quotations providing first evidence of a particular meaning627Find quotations
NameTotal QuotationsPercentage of quotations
1.Γυναικεῖον24211.0%Find quotations in OED
2.Hierarchie Blessed Angells1918.0%Find quotations in OED
3.Troia Britanica1788.0%Find quotations in OED
4.Golden Age1125.0%Find quotations in OED
5.Fair Maid of West884.0%Find quotations in OED
6.Silver Age793.0%Find quotations in OED
7.Woman Kilde with Kindnesse783.0%Find quotations in OED
8.1st Pt. King Edward IV753.0%Find quotations in OED
9.Late Lancashire Witches673.0%Find quotations in OED
10.Captives663.0%Find quotations in OED

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