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John Gay on Women

1685–1732 England

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10 quotes

I must have women—there is nothing unbends the mind like them.

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

To cheat a man is nothing; but the woman must have fine parts indeed who cheats a woman!

The Beggar’s Opera (1728)

How happy could I be with either,
Were t' other dear charmer away!

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

'T is woman that seduces all mankind;
By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

Sure men were born to lie, and women to believe them!

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us,
And fires us
With courage, love and joy.
Women and wine should life employ.
Is there ought else on earth desirous?

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

And when a lady's in the case,
You know all other things give place.

Fables (1727)

If the heart of a man is depressed with cares,
The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears;
Like the notes of a fiddle, she sweetly, sweetly
Raises the spirits, and charms our ears.

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

'Tis a woman that seduces all mankind;
By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.

The Beggar's Opera (1728)

Man may escape from Rope and Gun;
Nay, some have out liv'd the Doctor's Pill;
Who takes a Woman must be undone,
That Basilisk is sure to kill.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Gay (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.