What did John Gay mean by: How, like a moth, the simple maid Still plays around the flame! - John Gay Poet · England Copy
+ Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Confused, Fleeing, Love, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ If with me you’d fondly stray Over the hills and far away. Feraz Zeid, June 30, 2023December 12, 2023, John Gay, Far Away, Hills, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who’ve no retreat. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Conquer, Retreat, Victory, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ One common fate we both must prove; You die with envy, I with love. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Common, Envy, Fate, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ By outward show let’s not be cheated; An ass should like an ass be treated. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Ass, Cheated, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ I must have women – there is nothing unbends the mind like them. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Mind, Women, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ How happy could I be with either, Were t’other dear charmer away! Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Dear, Happiness, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Who friendship with a knave hath made, Is judged a partner in the trade. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Partnership, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
Art sometimes is as simple as nothing, and other times as mysterious as nature or a woman. - Jeet Aulakh Author · India
The noblest deeds are well enough set forth in simple language; emphasis spoils them. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Tradition does not mean to look after the ash, but to keep the flame alive. - Jean Jaures Politician and philosopher · France
Good art, no matter how simple or casual-seeming, always carries a high density of choice. - Walter Darby Bannard Painter · USA
By dying I wanted to maintain my honor, and hide a flame so black from the daylight! - Jean Racine Playwright · France
At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family. - Jean Reno
Be guided by feeling alone. We are only simple mortals, subject to error… - Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot Painter · France
