222 Quotes by John Gay

For on the rope that hangs my dear / Depends poor Polly's life.

The jury has a right to judge both the law as well as the fact in controversy

All in the Downs the fleet was moored, / The streamers waving in the wind, / When black-eyed Susan came aboard.

The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets, So he that tastes woman, woman, woman; He that tastes woman, ruin meets

The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met, / The judges all ranged (a terrible show!).

The girls knew exactly what was at stake. I don't know if the pressure of that got to 'em. I think they're really super frustrated and I'm afraid some of them might be ready for (the season) to be over and if that's the case, I'm really disappointed.

The caps on green cards are a critically important issue both in dealing with the undocumented that are already here as well as looking at future flows the economy will need.

The child whom many fathers share hath seldom known a father's care

A moment of time may make us unhappy forever