Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.
John Gay (1772). “Plays Written by Mr. John Gay: Viz. The Captives, ... The Beggar's Opera. Polly, ... Achilles, ... The Distress'd Wife, ... The Rehearsal at Gotham, ... To which is Prefixed An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author”, p.79
