John Gay,
Tales of instruction: in verse and prose
(November 2020)
“ THE man to Jove his suit preferr'd; He begg'd a wife; his prayer was heard, Jove wonder'd at his bold addressing, For how precarious is the blessing! ”
John Gay
Summary
“Tales of instruction: in verse and prose”, published in November 2020, is a work by John Gay. It explores elements such as public domain.
Quotes from Tales of instruction: in verse and prose (John Gay)
John Gay,
Tales of instruction: in verse and prose
(November 2020)
“ The vain coquette each suit disdains, And glories in her lover's pains. With age she fades, each lover flies, Contemn’d, forlorn, she pines and dies, When Jove the father's grief survey'd, And heard him heaven and fate upbraid, Thus spoke the God.By outward show Men judge of happiness and woe; ”
John Gay,
Tales of instruction: in verse and prose
(November 2020)
“ Thus spoke the God.By outward show Men judge of happiness and woe; Shall ignorance of good and ill Dare to direct th' eternal will? Seek virtue; and of that possest, To providence resign the rest. This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. ”
