Who said “Do you think your Mother and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever…”?

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John Gay. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Beggar's Opera (1728), Peachum, Act I, sc. viii

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“Do you think your Mother and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married?”
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Gay, J. (n.d.). Do you think your Mother and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married? [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27033-do-you-think-your-mother-and-i-should/

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Gay, John. “Do you think your Mother and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married?” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27033-do-you-think-your-mother-and-i-should/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Gay, John. “Do you think your Mother and I should have liv'd comfortably so long together, if ever we had been married?” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27033-do-you-think-your-mother-and-i-should/.