John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
215 Bishop (John) Still 1543-1607 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 215 |
| AUTHOR: | Bishop (John) Still (1543–1607) |
| QUOTATION: | I cannot eat but little meat, My stomach is not good; But sure I think that I can drink With him that wears a hood. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Gammer Gurton’s Needle. Act ii. 1 |
| Note 1. Stated by Dyce to be from a MS. of older date than Gammer Gurton’s Needle. See Skelton’s Works (Dyce’s ed.), vol. i. pp. vii–x, note. [back] |