John Gay Quotes
To cheat a man isnothing; but the womanmust have fine parts indeed who cheats a woman!
Citations
Gay, John. Polly: An Opera. Printed for the Author, 1729, p. 5.
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John Gay 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.