John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973) British philologist and author, creator of classic fantasy works
“O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed,
By keeping men off, you keep them on.”
— John Gay
Act I, sc. viii, air 9
The Beggar's Opera (1728)
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