Forrest, Theodosius, 1728-1784

Theodosius Forrest, a lawyer, was an amateur artist, songwriter and poet, and a friend of Hogarth and Garrick. He wrote the well-known "The Roast Beef of Old England". There is a short account of his life in the Dictionary of National Biography, but see especially David Eley, "Poems, Songs and Translations by Theodosius Forrest", University of Leeds M.A. dissertation, 1985.

From the guide to the Poems, songs and translations etc., by T. F., 1770-1779, (GB 206 Leeds University Library)

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