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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I hate the man who builds his name On ruins of another's fame. Thus prudes, by characters o'erthrown, Imagine that they raise their own. Thus Scribblers, covetous of praise, Think slander can transplant the bays.
hypocrite judging judgement
You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.
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All in the Downs the fleet was moored, / The streamers waving in the wind, / When black-eyed Susan came aboard.
fly lost meets ruin tastes women
The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets, So he that tastes woman, woman, woman; He that tastes woman, ruin meets
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The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy
charge judges lawyers terrible
The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met, / The judges all ranged (a terrible show!).
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A moment of time may make us unhappy forever
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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.
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The caps on green cards are a critically important issue both in dealing with the undocumented that are already here as well as looking at future flows the economy will need.
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The child whom many fathers share hath seldom known a father's care