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.

Cf. John O'Keeffe, The Poor Soldier (1783), act 2, sc. 2 | Dear sir, this brown jug, that now foams with mild ale, Out of which I now drink to sweet Kate of the vale, Was once Toby Filpot, a thirsty old soul, As e'er cracked a bottle, or fathomed a bowl.