If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled when a woman appears. — John Gay
If the heart of a man is depressed with cares, The mist is dispelled when a woman appears.
The Beggar's Opera · 1728
★ 1.9Provenance
Current citation
Gay, John. "The Beggar's Opera." The Beggar's Opera and Polly, edited by Hal Gladfelder. Oxford University Press, 2013, act 2, sc. 1, air 21.
Original citation
Gay, John. The Beggar's Opera. 1728, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1, air 21.