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• Over the hills and far away. -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act i, Sc. 1
• If the heart of a man is depress'd with cares, The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears.
  -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act ii, Sc. 1...
• How happy could I be with either, Were t' other dear charmer away!
  -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act ii, Sc. 2...
• Brother, brother! we are both in the wrong. -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act ii, Sc.
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• The charge is prepar'd, the lawyers are met, The judges all ranged,--a terrible show!
  -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act iii, Sc. 2...
• The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets. -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act ii, Sc.
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• O woman, perfect woman! what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!
  -- John Fletcher (1576-1625) -- Monsieur Thomas, Act iii, Sc. 1...
• I 'll woo her as the lion wooes his brides. -- John Home (1724-1808) -- Douglas, Act i, Sc. 1
• Of all the paths [that] lead to a woman's love Pity 's the straightest.
  -- Beaumont and Fletcher -- The Knight of Malta, Act i, Sc. 1...