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.
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“Sure men were born to lie, and women to believe them!”
—John Gay (1685–1732)
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Don’t think I mean anything coarse
But I’m afraid we couldn’t stand the pace.
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KLIPSTEIN: You said it, Krum.”
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