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• 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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• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• T is woman that seduces all mankind; By her we first were taught the wheedling arts.
  -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act i, Sc. 1...
• Over the hills and far away. -- John Gay (1688-1732) -- The Beggar's Opera, Act i, Sc. 1
• And he that will to bed go sober Falls with the leaf still in October.
  -- John Fletcher (1576-1625) -- The Bloody Brother, Act ii, Sc. 2...
• Drink to-day, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do 't to-morrow.
  -- John Fletcher (1576-1625) -- The Bloody Brother, Act ii, Sc. 2...
• Zounds! I was never so bethump'd with words Since I first call'd my brother's father dad.
  -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), King John -- Act ii, Sc. 2...