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
assume ignorance pride
By ignorance is pride increased; Those most assume who know the least
friendship dog pride
Here Shock, the pride of all his kind, is laid, Who fawned like man, but ne'er like man betrayed.
pride gay animal
To frame the little animal, provide All the gay hues that wait on female pride: Let Nature guide thee; sometimes golden wire The shining bellies of the fly require; The peacock's plumes thy tackle must not fail, Nor the dear purchase of the sable's tail.
pride fool distinction
Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most.
humble pride men
I cannot raise my worth too high; Of what vast consequence am I! "Not of the importance you suppose," Replies a Flea upon his nose; "Be humble, learn thyself to scan; Know, pride was never made for man.
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.
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.
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.
error favors fools fortune gross held tis
Tis a gross error held in schools, That Fortune always favors fools