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
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We both want the bill for different reasons. Immigrant advocates want a way for their people to get citizenship and stop dying in the desert. Unions want to grow their membership. We want a stable work force.
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The people who own the country ought to govern it
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We started out in a zone. We were trying to stop Best and Harris inside but Lucas and Spry killed that plan. We were just going to take our chances making them shoot from the outside.
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How, like a moth, the simple maid / Still plays about the flame!
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One wife is too much for most husbands to hear, / But two at a time there's no mortal can bear.
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It's a dysfunctional system that breeds disrespect for the law.
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I know you lawyers can, with ease, twist words and meanings as you please
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What he was doing is unrecognizable compared to what I do on a day-to-day basis.