What did John Gay mean by: The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets. - John Gay Poet · England Copy
+ Learning by study must be won; ‘Twas ne’er entail’d from son to son. Feraz Zeid, January 12, 2024January 12, 2024, John Gay, Learn, Son, Study, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Of all the fools that pride can boast, A Coxcomb claims distinction most. Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Fool, Pride, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O’er books consumed the midnight oil? Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024January 11, 2024, John Gay, Book, Learn, Oil, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Breathe soft, ye winds! ye waves, in silence sleep! Feraz Zeid, July 31, 2023December 12, 2023, John Gay, Peace, Sleep, Wind, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ In love we are all fools alike. Feraz Zeid, July 27, 2023December 12, 2023, John Gay, Fool, Love, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ From kings to cobblers ’tis the same; Bad servants wound their masters’ fame. Explain Feraz Zeid, January 11, 2024February 6, 2024, John Gay, Fame, Kings, 0 - John Gay Poet · England
+ Sure men were born to lie, and women to believe them! Feraz Zeid, June 4, 2023December 12, 2023, John Gay, Believe, Lying, Women, 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
Gardening is an art form, but it has lost its sense of history. - William Howard Adams Historian · USA
My father was killed by a German mine, while I lost other relatives in Allied bombing attacks. - Jean-Marie Le Pen Politician · France
Now that I have lost you I cannot allow you to develop, you must be a photograph not a poem. - Jeanette Winterson Author · England
I still feel the same way about God’s Word as I did when I was 15 and lost my sight. - Jennifer Rothschild Speaker/Author/Bible Teacher
College was especially sweet because of the positive, hopeful atmosphere of a college campus. - Jerry Kramer
