Women and wine should life employ. Is there ought else on earth desirous? — John Gay
Women and wine should life employ. Is there ought else on earth desirous?
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 19.
Original citation
Gay, John. The Beggar's Opera. 1728, Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2, sc. 1, air 19.
