Edward Hunt's Forest of Dean Miscellany

Fact, Fiction and Fantasy

F. W. Harvey

 

APOLOGIA FOR A MERRY ROGUE

(excerpt)

 

by F. W. Harvey

 

Rogue and drinker men call me : I am !

For abstinent virtues I care not a d—:

But from stodginess and hypocrisy,

From envy, meanness, and cruelty

May God of His grace deliver me.

 

F. W. Harvey is a very special poet with a unique voice.

The above lines are my particular favourites. 

If you are interested in learning more about him, please follow this link for the F. W. Harvey Society:

F.W. HARVEY SOCIETY