They'll tell thee, sailors, when away,
In ev'ry port a mistress find.

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Gay, John. "Sweet William's Farewell to Black-Eyed Susan." Poems on Several Occasions. London: Jacob Tonson and Bernard Lintot, 1720, I. 27.

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A quote by John Gay about sailors: “They'll tell thee, sailors, when away, In ev'ry port a mistress find.”

A quote by John Gay about sailors: “They'll tell thee, sailors, when away, In ev'ry port a mistress find.”

A quote by John Gay about sailors: “They'll tell thee, sailors, when away, In ev'ry port a mistress find.”