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soon ripe, soon rotten — Cf. L. cito maturum cito putridum, quickly ripe, quickly rotten. 1393 LANGLAND Piers Plowman C. XIII. 233 And that that rathest [earliest] rypeth, roteth most saunest. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs I. x. C4v In youth she was towarde… … Proverbs new dictionary
