Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Stephen Hawes

Born: 1474
Died: 1523 (aged 49)
Bio: Stephen Hawes was a popular English poet during the Tudor period who is now little known.
Known for:
- The minor poems
- The Example of Vertu The Example of Virtue
- The Cõforte of Louers The Comfort of Lovers