Francis Fawkes

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. His translation of the Argonautica in rhymed couplets appeared in 1780. Quotes 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. "The Brown Jug" (Imitated from the Latin of Hieronymus Amaltheus), st. 1; Original Poems and Translations (1761), p. 127 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. "I'll live tomorrow," 'tis not wise to say:'Twill be too late tomorrow—live today. Translation of Martial's Epigram i.15, in Fawkes' Sappho, Bion, Moschus, Musaeus (2nd ed., 1789), footnote on p. 101 See also The Argonautics of Apollonius Rhodius (tr. Francis Fawkes) External links Category:1720 births Category:1777 deaths Category:Poets from England Category:Translators from England Category:Anglicans from the United Kingdom