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O ruddier than the cherry,
O sweeter than the berry,
O Nymph more bright
Than moonshine night,
Like kidlings blithe and merry.
Ripe as the melting cluster,
No lily has su...
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John Gay (1685-1732), British poet. Acis and Galatea (l. 1-10). . .
New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. Helen Gardner, ed. (1972) Ox...
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''Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbour, and yet we herd together.''
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John Gay (1685-1732), British dramatist. Lockit, in The Beggar's Opera, act 3, sc. 2.
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