No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.
John Gay quote How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards.
John Gay quote Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.
John Gay quote Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.
John Gay quote Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
John Gay quote Cowards are cruel, but the brave love mercy and delight to save.
John Gay quote Fill it up. I take as large draughts of liquor as I did of love. I hate a flincher in either.
John Gay quote A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.
John Gay quote Biography
English poet and playwright, 1685-1732
