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Francis Fawkes Quotes

1720–1777 England

Francis Fawkes (1720–1777) was an English poet and translator. He translated works by Anacreon, Sappho and other classical authors, modernised parts of the poems of Gavin Douglas, and was the author of the well-known song, The Brown Jug, and of two poems, Bramham Park and Partridge Shooting.

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"I'll live tomorrow," 'tis not wise to say:
'Twill be too late tomorrow—live today.

Dear Tom, this brown jug that now foams with mild ale,
(In which I will drink to sweet Nan of the Vale)
Was once Toby Filpot, a thirsty old soul
As e'er drank a bottle, or fathomed a bowl.

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