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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While there is life, there's hope,' he cried; 'Then why such haste?' so groaned and died
died
While there is life, there's hope,' he cried; 'Then why such haste?' so groaned and died
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We only part to meet again. / Change, as ye list, ye winds; my heart shall be / The faithful compass that still points to thee.
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Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us, / And fires us / With courage, love and joy. / Women and wine should life employ. / Is there aught else on earth desirous?
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Do like other widows - buy yourself weeds, and be cheerful.
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That's part of our defense. We picked up our effort and rebounding is the final part of defense and (the players) understood that.
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(The bill) doesn't fix the system, it just focuses on enforcement.
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It's a dysfunctional system that breeds disrespect for the law.
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What he was doing is unrecognizable compared to what I do on a day-to-day basis.
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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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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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Tis a gross error held in schools, That Fortune always favors fools
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Tis woman that seduces all mankind, / By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.
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We were able to settle down when we needed to.