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... Ben Jonson was born in London of humble parentage , and was educated at Westminster by the generosity of the historian Camden . On leaving school , he seems for a Jonson , time to have followed his stepfather's trade , bricklaying ...
... Ben Jonson was born in London of humble parentage , and was educated at Westminster by the generosity of the historian Camden . On leaving school , he seems for a Jonson , time to have followed his stepfather's trade , bricklaying ...
Page 88
... Ben Jonson is said to have refused knighthood , and no amount of Court favour caused him to sacrifice independence and self - respect . " Poets were rarer births than Kings , " he is reported to have told James , and from such a tongue ...
... Ben Jonson is said to have refused knighthood , and no amount of Court favour caused him to sacrifice independence and self - respect . " Poets were rarer births than Kings , " he is reported to have told James , and from such a tongue ...
Page 90
... Ben Jonson was probably the first Poet Laureate appointed as such , with an annual salary of a hundred marks and a butt of wine , it seems well to add here some explana- tion of this office . From very early times we hear of an officer ...
... Ben Jonson was probably the first Poet Laureate appointed as such , with an annual salary of a hundred marks and a butt of wine , it seems well to add here some explana- tion of this office . From very early times we hear of an officer ...
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