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«Our Polly is a sad slut! nor heeds what we have taught her. / I wonder any man alive will ever rear a daughter!»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and pence, Sir, your daughter rob your chest, Sir, your wife may steal your rest, Sir, a thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking, with rest, pence, chest and chicken; it ever was decreed, Sir, if lawyer's hand is fee d, Sir, he steals your whole estate.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«No one likes employer sanctions,»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«Employers are frustrated because there is so much paperwork and oftentimes you don't know if things are real or not.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«Our defense is key to us right now. We've got to play good defense. That's our driving force.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet)
«Adieu! she cries; and waved her lily hand.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: cries, waved
«How happy could I be with either, / Were t'other dear charmer away! / But while ye thus tease me together, / To neither a word will I say.»
«I sipped each flower, / I changed ev'ry hour, / But here ev'ry flower is united.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: sipped
«Fill it up. I take as large draughts of liquor as I did of love. I hate a flincher in either.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: draughts, liquor
«A fox may steal your hens, sir, / . . . If lawyer's hand is fee'd sir, / He steals your whole estate.»
Author: John Gay (Dramatist, Poet) | Keywords: fee, fox, hens, steals

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