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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    Poems on several occasions : by Mr. John Gay. Volume I.
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    The present state of wit, in a letter to a friend in the country.
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    Trivia : Or, The art of walking the streets of London. By Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1760
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    The what d'ye call it : A tragi-comi-pastoral farce. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. Written by Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1736
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    The what d'ye call it : A tragi-comi-pastoral farce. By Mr. John Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1752
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    The what d'ye call it. A tragi-comi-pastoral farce. Written by Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1778
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    The wife of Bath : A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, by Her Majesty's Servants. By Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1713
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  8. 368
    A poem : In a letter to a lady, occasion'd by the arrival of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. By Mr. Gay, author of the Shepherd's week.
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  9. 369
    Rural sports : A poem. Inscribed to Mr. Pope. By Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1713
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    A chilles. An opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden : Written by the late Mr. Gay. With the musick prefix'd to each song.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1733
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    The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal, in Lincolns-Inn-Fields. Written by Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1755
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  12. 372
    Fables by John Gay, with a life of the author, and embellished with a plate to each fable.
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  13. 373
    Fables. In two parts. By Mr. John Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1784
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  14. 374
    Fables by the late Mr. Gay : In one volume complete[.].
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1782
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    The beggar's opera : As it is acted at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. Written by Mr. Gay.
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1775
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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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    The wife of Bath. : A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Field's. /
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1730
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  18. 378
    The shepherd's week : in six pastorals /
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1742
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    Achilles : an opera. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden /
    by Gay, John, 1685-1732
    Published 1733
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    Acis and Galatea, a serenata : As it is to be performed in the County-Hall, in Chester. Set to musick by Mr. Handel.
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