“Popular men, They must create strange monsters, and then quell them, To make their arts seem something.”
Quote by Ben Jonson
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The Works of Ben Jonson
This volume includes a selection of Ben Jonson's most renowned works, showcasing his contributions to English Renaissance literature. It features his plays, such as 'Volpone' and 'The Alchemist,' as well as his poetry and prose, offering insight into his wit, satire, and dramatic style. more
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Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson, a renowned English playwright and poet, was born on June 11, 1572, and died on August 6, 1637. His works have had a profound impact on the development of drama, and he is considered one of the greatest English playwrights, second only to Shakespeare. more
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“How ready is heaven to those that pray!”
Source: Ben Jonson: Four Plays
Source: The Works of Ben. Jonson: Underwoods. Timber; or, Discoveries made upon men and matter. Horace, Of the art of poetry [with an English translation by Jonson]. The English grammar. Leges convivales, rules for the Tavern Academy. The case is altered
“Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.”
Source: The Works of Ben. Jonson: Underwoods. Timber; or, Discoveries made upon men and matter. Horace, Of the art of poetry [with an English translation by Jonson]. The English grammar. Leges convivales, rules for the Tavern Academy. The case is altered
“Whom the disease of talking still once posses-seth, he can never hold his peace.”
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“The way to rise is to obey and please.”
Source: Sejanus His Fall
Source: Every Man in His Humour: Quarto Version
“Truth is man's proper good, and the only immortal thing was given to our mortality to use.”
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“I don't like my feet. I'm not crazy about anybody's feet. But I have flat feet.”
“He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.”
Source: The Works of B. J. with a Memoir of His Life and Writings, by Barry Cornwall [i.e. B. W. Procter].