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Ben Jonson

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Ben Jonson


Born
in Westminster, London, England
June 01, 1572

Died
August 06, 1637

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Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. A house in Dulwich College is named after him.

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Quotes by Ben Jonson  (?)
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“Drink today, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow;
Best, while you have it, use your breath;
There is no drinking after death.”
Ben Jonson

“True happiness
Consists not in the multitude of friends,
But in the worth and choice.”
Ben Jonson

“There was never a great genius without a touch of madness.”
Ben Jonson

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