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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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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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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Woman's mind Oft' shifts her passions, like th'inconstant wind; Sudden she rages, like the troubled main, Now sinks the storm, and all is calm again.
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I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them.
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And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.
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Sure men were born to lie, and women to believe them!
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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.
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O ruddier than the cherry, / O sweeter than the berry, / O nymph more bright / Than moonshine night, / Like kidlings blithe and merry.
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Bring me a hundred reeds of decent growth,/ To make a pipe for my capacious mouth.
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Corruption's not for modern date; It hath been tried in ev'ry state