“Here Shock, the pride of all his kind, is laid, Who fawned like man, but ne'er like man betrayed.”
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Famous John Gay Quotes
Source: The Poetical Works of John Gay: In Three Volumes. Collated with the Best Editions:
“Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most.”
Source: Gay's Fables and other poems: Cotton's visions in verse ; Moore's Fables for the female sex ; with sketches of the authors' lives
Source: The Poetical Works of John Gay: Including 'Polly', 'The Beggar's Opera' and Selections from the Other Dramatic Work