Ben Jonson - Epigrams Flashcards
1
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On My First Son
A
‘Here doth lie,
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry’
2
Q
Inviting a Friend to Supper
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‘Tobacco, nectar, or the Thespian spring
Are all but Luther’s beer, to this I sing’
3
Q
In the Person of Womankind a Song Apologetic
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'Going through all your strain, We shall, at last, of parcels make One good enough for a song's sake' ... 'and as a cunning painter takes In any curious piece you see More pleasure while the thing he makes Than when 'tis made - why so shall we!'
