01c. 1710 AD'T was when the sea was roaring With hollow blasts of wind, A damsel lay deploring, All on a rock reclin'd.John Gay / quote ↗
02c. 1710 ADSo comes a reckoning when the banquet 's o'er,— The dreadful reckoning, and men smile no more.John Gay / quote ↗
03c. 1710 AD'T is woman that seduces all mankind; By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.John Gay / quote ↗
05c. 1710 ADIf the heart of a man is depress'd with cares, The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears.John Gay / quote ↗
09c. 1710 ADThe charge is prepar'd, the lawyers are met, The judges all ranged,—a terrible show!John Gay / quote ↗
12c. 1710 ADRemote from cities liv'd a swain, Unvex'd with all the cares of gain; His head was silver'd o'er with age, And long experience made him sage.John Gay / quote ↗
13c. 1710 ADWhence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consum'd the midnight oil?John Gay / quote ↗
21c. 1710 ADThat raven on yon left-hand oak (Curse on his ill-betiding croak!) Bodes me no good.John Gay / quote ↗
23c. 1710 ADGive me, kind Heaven, a private station, A mind serene for contemplation: Title and profit I resign; The post of honour shall be mine.John Gay / quote ↗
