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
bring decent growth hundred pipe
Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth,/ To make a pipe for my capacious mouth.
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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.
snow faults grows
In beauty faults conspicuous grow; The smallest speck is seen on snow.
love grows pursue
What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us.
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We missed some shots during critical times of the game, and we also made some turnovers at crucial times. We're now facing some adversity because we're in jeopardy of not making the state playoffs. But I think our girls can respond to the challenge.
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It would impose fines of up to $25,000 for paperwork violations. How many businesses could withstand one or two or three $25,000 fines for checking the wrong box?
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The word would quickly spread in Mexico and other countries that you don't need to risk your life in the desert anymore. All you have to do is follow the rules of the program.
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Employers are frustrated because there is so much paperwork and oftentimes you don't know if things are real or not.
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Our defense is key to us right now. We've got to play good defense. That's our driving force.
bright moonshine night sweeter
O ruddier than the cherry, / O sweeter than the berry, / O nymph more bright / Than moonshine night, / Like kidlings blithe and merry.
hath modern state tried
Corruption's not for modern date; It hath been tried in ev'ry state
looked played
We played very tentatively. I told them it looked like we were tiptoeing around.
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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.
found mother
Where yet was ever found a mother, / Who'd give her booby for another?