“Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,Now the sun is laid to sleep,Seated in thy silver chair,State in wonted manner keep:Hesperus entreats thy light,Goddess excellently bright.Earth, let not thy envious shadeDare itself to interpose,Cynthia's shining orb was madeHeaven to clear when day did close:Bless us then with wished sight,Goddess excellently bright.Lay thy bow of pearl apart,And thy crystal-shining quiver,Give unto the flying hartSpace to breath, how short soever:Thou that mak'st a day of night-Goddess excellently bright.”
Ben Jonson“Words borrowed of antiquity do lend a kind of majesty to style, and are not without their delight sometimes.”
Ben Jonson, The Works of Ben Jonson: With critical and explanatory notes and a memoir by William Gifford. Volume 2“Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.”
Ben Jonson“They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.”
Ben Jonson“Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.”
Ben Jonson“A woman the more careful she is about her face is commonly the more careless about her house.”
Ben Jonson“I glory more in the coming purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.”
Ben Jonson“Dowling Drink to me only with thine eyes And I will pledge with mine Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.”
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