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But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.

But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.

John Gay
Life, Sweet, Kissing

Whoever heard a man of fortune in England talk of the necessaries of life? . . . Whether we can afford it or no, we must have superfluities.

John Gay
Life, Men, England
John Gay, John Christopher Pepusch (1729). “The Second Part of The Beggars Opera ...”, p.2

Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us, And fires us With courage, love and joy. Women and wine should life employ. Is there ought else on earth desirous?

John Gay
Life, Courage, Wine
'The Beggar's Opera' (1728) act 2, sc. 1, air 19

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