George Chapman, An Humorous Day's Mirth. Evyl weed ys sone y growe. Harl. Manuscript (1490).
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An ill weed grows apace.

— George Chapman on Weeds

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "An ill weed grows apace." in the context of "George Chapman, An Humorous Day's Mirth. Evyl weed ys sone y growe. Harl. Manuscript (1490)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Weeds" (Sourced, Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations: Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 897.) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
George Chapman

About George Chapman

George Chapman (c. 1559 – May 12, 1634) was an English dramatist, translator and poet.