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O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, By keeping men off, you keep them on. - John Gay
" "O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed, By keeping men off, you keep them on.
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About John Gay
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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