By outward show let's not be cheated; An ass should like an… - John Gay

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By outward show let's not be cheated;
An ass should like an ass be treated.

John Gay

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John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

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Alternative Names: Gay, John

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Remote 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.

Do you think your Mother and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married?

How happy I am, if you say this from your heart! For I love thee so, that I could sooner bear to see thee hang'd than in the Arms of another.

By outward show let's not be cheated; An ass should like an ass be treated. - John Gay

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