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About John Gay

  • Born: June 30, 1685
  • Died: December 4, 1732
  • Occupation: Poet
    • I never, with important air, in conversation overbear. . . . . my tongue within my lips i rein; for who talks much must talk in vain.
    Air Important Tongue
    Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.
    Wife Devil Very Good
    Variety's the source of joy below, from whence still fresh-revolving pleasures flow, in books and love the mind one end pursues, and only change the expiring flames renews.
    Book Flames Joy
    So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er, the dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
    Men Results Banquets
    When if or chance or hunger's powerful sway directs the roving trout this fatal way, he greedily sucks in the twining bait, and tugs and nibbles the fallacious meat. now, happy fisherman; now twitch the line! how thy rod bends! behold, the prize is thine!
    Powerful Sea Fishing
    To shoot at crows is powder flung away.
    Crow Powder
    Twas when the seas were roaring with hollow blasts of wind, a damsel lay deploring, all on a rock reclined.
    Rocks Wind Sea
    A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.
    Gentleman World Rogues
    Let firm, well hammer'd soles protect thy feet through freezing snows, and rains, and soaking sleet; should the big last extend the shoe too wide, each stone will wrench the unwary step aside; the sudden turn may stretch the swelling vein, the cracking joint unhinge, or ankle sprain; and when too short the modish shoes are worn, you'll judge the seasons by your shooting corn.
    Rain Shoes Feet
    Around the steel no tortur'd worm shall twine, no blood of living insect stain my line; let me, less cruel, cast the feather'd hook, with pliant rod athwart the pebbled brook, silent along the mazy margin stray, and with the fur-wrought fly delude the prey.
    Fishing Rivers Lakes
    The careful insect 'midst his works i view, now from the flowers exhaust the fragrant dew, with golden treasures load his little thighs, and steer his distant journey through the skies.
    Flower Journey Views
    No author ever spar'd a brother.
    Brother
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