Ben Jonson, advice to William Drummond of Hawthornden (January 1619), quoted in Ben Jonson's Conversations with William Drummond of Hawthornden, ed. R. F. Patterson (1923), pp. 13-14
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Of their Nation, Hookers Ecclesiasticall historie...for church matters.
— Ben Jonson on Richard Hooker
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About Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, most famous for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare.
About Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, most famous for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare.
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