William Miller

William Miller (August 1810 - 20 August 1872) was a Scottish poet.

Quotes

  • Wee Willie Winkie rins through the town,
    Up stairs and doon stairs in his nicht-gown,
    Tirling at the window, crying at the lock,
    "Are the weans in their bed, for it's now ten o'clock?"

References

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, 2nd ed. 1997, page 511. ISBN 0-19-860088-7.
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