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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}}</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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    The Beggar's Opera by Gay, John, 1685-1732

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    Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) by Gay, John, 1685-1732; Rose, John Benson

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    The Beggar's Opera; to Which is Prefixed the Musick to Each Song by Gay, John, 1685-1732; Fraser, Claud Lovat, 1890-1921 [Editor]

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    The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase With Memoirs and Critical Dissertations, by the Rev. George Gilfillan by Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719; Gay, John, 1685-1732; Somerville, William, 1675-1742; Gilfillan, George, 1813-1878 [Editor]

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    Three Hours after Marriage by Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735; Gay, John, 1685-1732; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744; Smith, John Harrington, 1903-1961 [Editor]

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    The Present State of Wit (1711) In a Letter to a Friend in the Country by Bond, Donald F. (Donald Frederic), 1895- [Author of introduction, etc.]; Britton, W. Earl [Author of introduction, etc.]; Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729 [Contributor]; Gay, John, 1685-1732 [Contributor]

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