The comfortable estate of widowhood is the only hope that keeps up a wife's spirits. hope & marriage
Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee. love
John Gay Playwright
- Gender: Male
- Citizenship: England
- Born: Jun 30, 1685
- Died: Dec 4, 1732
John Gay was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera, a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.