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James Howell

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Also known as I. H.

Anglo-Welsh historian and writer

Person · Open Library

Born
1594?
Died
1666
Works
140

Top works

  • A discours of the empire, and of the election of a king of the Romans, the greatest business of Christendom now in agitation
  • The instruments of a king, or, A short discourse of the sword, the scepter, the crowne
  • The nvptialls of Pelevs and Thetis
  • A few notes on the familiar letters of James Howell
  • Epistolæ ho-elianæ. Familiar letters domestic and forren

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1948

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
21
Total plays
25

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Quotes

  • Some hold translations not unlike to be The wrong side of a Turkey tapestry.
  • Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates are secretaries of Nature.
  • One hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen.
  • He that hath once got the fame of an early riser, may sleep till noon.
  • Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle.
  • He that hath eaten a bear-pie, will always smell of the garden.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Howell
Gender
male
Place of death
London
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Jesus College
Languages spoken
English language
Image
James Howell.jpg
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date of birth
1594-01-01
date of death
1666-01-01
Commons category
James Howell
date of burial or cremation
1666-11-03
writing language
English language
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