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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1685-06-30
- Died
- 1732-12-04
- Works
- 290
Top works
- [Fugitive pieces]
- The poetical works of John Gay
- The beggar's opera
- Fables in two parts
- The much admired air, Cease your funning
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1685
- Active to
- 1732
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 822
- Total plays
- 17,225
John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names. Gay was born in Barnstaple, England and was educated at the town's grammar school. On leaving school he was apprenticed to a silk mercer in London, but being weary, according to Samuel Johnson <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Gay">Rea
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Quotes
- “'Twas when the seas were roaring With hollow blasts of wind, A damsel lay deploring, All on a rock reclined.”
- “So comes a reckoning when the banquet's o'er,— The dreadful reckoning, and men smile no more.”
- “My lodging is on the cold ground, And hard, very hard, is my fare, But that which grieves me more Is the coldness of my dear.”
- “No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who’ve no retreat.”
- “Life is a jest; and all things show it. I thought so once; and now I know it.”
- “All in the Downs the fleet was moor'd.”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1685-06-30 ) 30 June 1685, Barnstaple , Devon , England
- Died
- 4 December 1732 (1732-12-04) (aged 47), London , England
- Known for
- Poetry , drama , ballad opera
- Notable work
- The Beggar's Opera
- Patrons
- William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath ; The third Earl of Burlington; Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry ; Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
22 objects attributed to John Gay, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
John Gay (30 June 1685 – 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Gay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.