John Gay

Oil painting by [[Godfrey Kneller]] of an unknown man traditionally identified as John Gay<ref>{{cite web |title=Unknown man, formerly known as John Gay - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02436/Unknown-man-formerly-known-as-John-Gay |publisher=National Portrait Gallery |access-date=27 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 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. Provided by Wikipedia
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    The fables of Mr. John Gay. : Complete in two parts. : With cuts by T. Bewick ...
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    Fables /
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    The wife of Bath : a comedy /
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    The captives : a tragedy.
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    Dione : a pastoral tragedy.
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    The distress'd wife : a comedy /
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    The Mohocks : a tragi-comical farce.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1700
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    Three hours after marriage : a comedy.
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    The what d'ye call it : a tragi-comi-pastoral farce /
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    The modern wife.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1771
    Other Authors: “...Gay, John, 1685-1732...”
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    The rehearsal at Goatham.
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    Polly : an opera : being the sequel of The begger's opera /
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    The rehearsal at Goatham /
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    Three hours after marriage /
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1961
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    Fables /
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    The beggar's opera : an opera in three acts /
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    The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay. The third edition: to which is added the ouverture in score; and the musick prefix'd to each song.
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    The beggar's opera : Written by Mr. Gay. The fifth edition: to which is prefix'd the ouverture in score: and the musick to each song.
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    The beggar's opera : Written by Mr. Gay. The sixth edition: to which is prefix'd the ouverture in score: and the musick to each song.
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    The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay.
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