Dear sir, this brown jug, that now foams with mild ale, </br> Out of which I now drink to sweet Kate of the vale, </br> Was once Toby Filpot, a thirs… - John O'Keeffe (writer)

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Dear sir, this brown jug, that now foams with mild ale, </br> Out of which I now drink to sweet Kate of the vale, </br> Was once Toby Filpot, a thirsty old soul, </br> As e'er crack'd a bottle, or fathom'd a bowl;

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About John O'Keeffe (writer)

John O'Keeffe (24 June 1747 – 4 February 1833) was an Irish actor and dramatist. He wrote a number of farces, amusing dramatic pieces and librettos for pasticcio operas, many of which had great success. Among these are Tony Lumpkin in Town (1778), Love in a Camp (1786), and Omai (1785), an account of the voyages of the Tahitian explorer Omai, and Wild Oats (1791).

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