/staff avatar Quotation added by staff

Why not add this quote to your bookmarks?


How the mother is to be pitied who hath handsome daughters! Locks, bolts, bars, and lectures of morality are nothing to them: they break through them all. They have as much pleasure in cheating a father and mother, as in cheating at cards.   Gay, John

This quote is about daughters · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


A bit about Gay, John ...

John Gay (30 June 1685 - 4 December 1732) was an English poet and dramatist. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names.

These people bookmarked this quote:

  • Nobody has bookmarked this quote yet.

More on the author

This quote around the web

Loading...

 

Search Quotations Book