About John Gay
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), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
More quotations from John Gay
More quotations tagged with “love”
We can let go of the person or love or friendship without letting go of the lesson.
—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman
More about this quote
Never a lip is curved with pain that can't be kissed into smiles again.
More about this quote
It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.
More about this quote
It is an extra dividend when you like the girl you've fallen in love with.