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
felt few good hand job letting needed played
We played very good defense, and SouthWest did too. They did a good job of not letting us penetrate. We felt like we could give them a game, but we just needed to get a few more scores. I was a little disappointed it got out of hand at the end.
against defensive felt game good instead near played playing smart
I felt like we played a good game for the most part. But near the end, we played not to lose, instead of playing to win. We were not very smart against their defensive pressure, and we started to panic.
against ball felt good offense pass patience ran zone
I felt good if they ran the 1-3-1 against the offense we're using. Then we went out there and didn't show a lot of patience and poise, didn't get it set up, didn't pass the ball around and make their zone work.
english-poet good name
On the choice of friends, Our good or evil name depends.
defense driving good key
Our defense is key to us right now. We've got to play good defense. That's our driving force.
wife devil very-good
Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.
luxury giving doing-good
The luxury of doing good surpasses every other personal enjoyment.
cards deserve far goes green home meaningful path permanent send status
It goes very far in recognizing that you can't send (the undocumented) home and that they do deserve permanent status and a path to citizenship. But there have to be enough green cards there for this to be a meaningful opportunity.
looked played
We played very tentatively. I told them it looked like we were tiptoeing around.
escape man rope sure takes woman
Man may escape from rope and gun; Nay, some have outliv'd the doctor's pill: Who takes a woman must be undone, That basilisk is sure to kill
found mother
Where yet was ever found a mother, / Who'd give her booby for another?
cheat cheating cheats fine man woman
To cheat a man is nothing; but the woman must have fine parts, indeed, who cheats a woman
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.
compass faithful heart meet points shall
We only part to meet again. / Change, as ye list, ye winds; my heart shall be / The faithful compass that still points to thee.