A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine.
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"A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine." — John Gay
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A rich rogue nowadays is fit company for any gentleman; and the world, my dear, hath not such a contempt for roguery as you imagine. — John Gay
About John Gay
John Gay was a Poet from Kingdom of Great Britain (1685–1732).
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This quote is attributed to John Gay, a Poet from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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John Gay lived from 1685 – 1732.