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Jolly Good Ale and Old
William Stevenson was a sixteenth century English clergyman and playwright who also wrote this charming drinking song. In it, we find reference to ale bowls, both “scour’d” and “lustily troll’d.” And all wives should take notice of the generosity demonstrated by Tib. … Continue reading
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