John Gay Quotes

Poet

John Gay, born on June 30, 1685 and died on December 4, 1732, was an outstanding English poet. He is best known for his satirical comedy, 'The Beggar's Opera,' which had a profound impact on the development of musical theater.

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Famous John Gay Quotes

“I must have women - there is nothing unbends the mind like them.”

Mind Women

Author:John Gay

“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.”

Mind Stills Book Ends Joy Pleasure Source Flow And Love Pursue Variety Flames Revolving

Book:The Poetical Works of John Gay: With a Life of the Author

Source: The Poetical Works of John Gay: With a Life of the Author

“Give me, kind heaven, a private station, a mind serene for contemplation.”

Giving Mind Kind Heaven Give Me Contemplation Stations Honour Serene

Author:John Gay

“Woman's mind Oft' shifts her passions, like th'inconstant wind; Sudden she rages, like the troubled main, Now sinks the storm, and all is calm again.”

Mind Passion Women Wind Calm Storm Rage

Book:Poems on Several Occasions: Epistles on several occasions. Tales. Eclogues. Miscellanies. Dione, a pastoral tragedy

Source: Poems on Several Occasions: Epistles on several occasions. Tales. Eclogues. Miscellanies. Dione, a pastoral tragedy

“Look round, the wrecks of play behold; Estates dismember'd, mortgaged, sold! Their owners now to jails confin'd, Show equal poverty of mind.”

Mind Looks Play Shows Poverty Equal Rounds Owners Jail Estates Wrecks

Book:Gay's Fables: In One Volume Complete

Source: Gay's Fables: In One Volume Complete

About the Author

Born: June 30, 1685
Died: December 4, 1732
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 97

Books & Sources

The Beggar's OperaRelated source material

The Poetical Works of John Gay: In Three Volumes. Collated with the Best Editions:Related source material

The Poetical Works of John Gay: With a Life of the AuthorRelated source material

Gay's Fables and other poems: Cotton's visions in verse ; Moore's Fables for the female sex ; with sketches of the authors' livesRelated source material

The Fables of John Gay IllustratedRelated source material

The Beggar's Opera and PollyRelated source material

The Poetical worksRelated source material

Fables ... In one volume completeRelated source material

Gay's Fables: In One Volume CompleteRelated source material

Selected poemsRelated source material

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