John Gay
John Gay
John Gaywas an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera, a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 June 1685
lily
Adieu! she cries; and waved her lily hand.
forever moment time unhappy
A moment of time may make us unhappy forever
afraid exactly frustrated girls knew might pressure ready super
The girls knew exactly what was at stake. I don't know if the pressure of that got to 'em. I think they're really super frustrated and I'm afraid some of them might be ready for (the season) to be over and if that's the case, I'm really disappointed.
needed physical turned
The physical play got to us and then frustration set in. We needed to get something going offensively, but we turned it over, couldn't get back (on defense) ? that was the story.
cheat cheating cheats fine man woman
To cheat a man is nothing; but the woman must have fine parts, indeed, who cheats a woman
kings cobblers fame
From kings to cobblers 'tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters' fame.
love joy youth
Youth's the season made for joys, Love is then our duty.
hypocrite judging judgement
You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.
envy kind praise
Envy is a kind of praise.
love confused fleeing
Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.
love brave coward
Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.
wife devil very-good
Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.
love grows pursue
What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us.
love hate liquor
Fill it up. I take as large draughts of liquor as I did of love. I hate a flincher in either.