Contents:
- THE FABL OF JOHN GAY : WH BGRAPHIL AND CRIL TRODUCTN AND BIBLGRAHIL APPENDIX
- THE FABL OF JOHN GAY
- JOHN GAY
THE FABL OF JOHN GAY : WH BGRAPHIL AND CRIL TRODUCTN AND BIBLGRAHIL APPENDIX
John Gay (Brish, Barnstaple, Devon 1685–1732). Evince reported by snner-liz-ridolfo for em fablofjohngayw00gayjuoft on December 1, 2006: no visible notice of pyright; stated date is 1889. fablofjohngayw00gayjuoft.
Two volum of Fabl by John Gay (1685-1732) are prime exampl (K65. Tle pag om the two volum of John Gay’s works. What Gay’s imprsns of this would have been n only be imaged.
THE FABL OF JOHN GAY
“The Fabl of Gay have ever been teemed for their easy flow of versifitn for their w and humour and for ntag a nsirable portn of moral and worldly stctn.
Gay is bt remembered for his poetil, dramatic and observatnal works, which clu the Shepherd’s Week (1714), the Beggar’s Opera (1728) and the Wife of Bath: a edy (1730) – each of which are held the Sn llectn alongsi a plethora of Gay’s other works. But wh the royal ditn of his fabl Gay had hoped to secure himself a prtig (and ed lucrative) posn at urt.
Gay died December 1732 and is now buried the south transept of Wtmster Abbey, jt across the river om Lambeth Palace Library.
JOHN GAY
Cox 1738, produced om mancripts left behd by Gay.
Insi n be found an image of Gay’s monument and a short ditn to him as “a man of scere heart”:.