Word: gays
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...undergraduate, Gay began buying editions of the "Beggar's Opera", and other works of John Gay. His collection of this author's works was nearly complete. Since his death, the Library has purchased three early editions with peculiarities which had escaped his notice, besides buying later editions as they appear...
...Library collection of John Gay now ranks with the Harvard collections of the writings of Coleridge, Crowne, Dodgson, Donne, Dryden, Herbert, Keats, Milton, Persius, Prynne, Pope, and Walton in approaching a satisfactory state...
...John Gay's autograph appears on the fly leaf of Dryden's 'Annus Mirabilis' of 1667, and of a 1662 Elzovir edition of Pierre Charron's 'De La-Sagesse.' It is also signed to the manuscript assignment to Jacob Tonson and John Watts of his rights as author of the 'Fables' and the 'Beggar's Opera,' dated February 6, 1727. The poet's signature is not easy to find, but infinitely scarcer is that of 'L. Bolton' the Duchess of Bolton who was once Lavinia Fenton, the creator of the part of Polly in the 'Begger's Opera...
...quota of envy. He is often seen edging, a few minutes late, into his box at polo, at the horseshow, at the theatre, at prizefights. Recognizing him at these events, casual acquaintances wonder when he finds time to do his work. They would probably fail to identify his round gay face of a somewhat sophisticated cherub with the intent, solemn, face which, late at night has been seen bending over Robert Clarkson's desk...
...style of the essays is sentimental, faintly whimsical, but is lacking in any real humor. But the book is perhaps suitable for a parlor table where its gay binding would add a note of colour and its very short essays allow you time to straighten your tie before welcoming your caller. If this be faint praise, let it be said that the another and his publishers could hardly have intended the book for anything more than the lightest of light reading...