Daniel Tucker (born in Virginia, USA, February 14, 1740–1818) was a Methodist minister, farmer and ferryman as well as a Captain during the American Revolution. Tucker ministered to slaves, and is known for the song "Old Dan Tucker", which was (possibly) written about him.
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“Beauty, sweet Love, is like the morning dew,
Whose short refresh upon the tender green
Cheers for a time, but till the sun doth shew,
And straight ‘tis gone as it had never been.”
—Samuel Daniel (1562–1619)
“Fifty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong.”
—Anonymous. Popular saying.
Dating from World War I—when it was used by U.S. soldiers—or before, the saying was associated with nightclub hostess Texas Quinan in the 1920s. It was the title of a song recorded by Sophie Tucker in 1927, and of a Cole Porter musical in 1929.