Birth date:
1530
Death date:
1575
Birth town:
Country:
England
Sir William Stevenson (1530 - 1575) was an English poet, and presumed playwright of the early English language comedy Gammer Gurton's Needle.
Born in Durham, England, he became a clergyman and author.
Famous quotation: "I am so wrapped, and throughly lapped of jolly good ale and old!" Gammer Gurton’s Needle: Drinking Song (attributed to Stevenson and to Still)
Poems by this Poet
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| Back and Side go Bare | 31 July 2013 |
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| Jolly Good Ale and Old | 31 July 2013 |
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