Francis Fawkes Francis Fawkes ( 1721 - 1777 ) was a poet and translator , born near Doncaster , and educated at Cambridge , after which he took orders . Fawkes translated Anacreon , Sappho , and other classics , 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 . This article incorporates public domain text from : Cousin , John William ( 1910 ) . A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature . London , J.M. Dent & sons ; New York , E.P. Dutton . Categories : A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | 1721 births | 1777 deaths | Natives of Yorkshire | English poets | English translators 