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~ John Gay Quotes ~
« on: January 01, 2015, 01:05:57 PM »
John Gay Quotes


An English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club.
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

Here are some famous quotes by John Gay. 




Envy is a kind of praise.
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We only part to meet again.
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A miss for pleasure and a wife for breed.
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Who friendship with a knave hath made is judged a partner in the trade.
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There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.
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The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits.
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