John Gay Quote

Envy's a sharper spur than pay,
No author ever spared a brother,
Wits are gamecocks to one another.


Fables (1727) 'The Elephant and the Bookseller' l. 74


Envy's a sharper spur than pay, No author ever spared a brother, Wits are gamecocks to one another.

Envy's a sharper spur than pay, No author ever spared a brother, Wits are gamecocks to one another.

Envy's a sharper spur than pay, No author ever spared a brother, Wits are gamecocks to one another.

Envy's a sharper spur than pay, No author ever spared a brother, Wits are gamecocks to one another.