John Gay

English poet and playwright (1685–1732)
1685–1732, born in Barnstaple

Born: 30 June 1685
Birthplace: Barnstaple
Died: 4 December 1732

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So comes a reckoning when the banquet's o'er,— The dreadful reckoning, and men smile no more.

The What d' ye call it (1715). Compare: "The time of paying a shot in a tavern among good fellows, or Pantagruelists, is still called in France a 'quart d'heure

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