I must have women—there is nothing unbends the mind like th… - John Gay

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

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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While there is life there 's hope, he cried.

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.

Where yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?

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

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