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Tis the common disease of all your musicians that they know no mean, to be entreated, either to begin or end.

Ben Jonson

Freedom doth with degree dispense.
BEN JONSON

Degree Dispense Freedom
Who will not judge him worthy to be robbed That sets his doors wide open to a thief, And shows the felon where his treasure lies?
BEN JONSON

Doors Judgment Lying Treasure
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

Drinking Sorrow Use
I feel my griefs too, and there scarce is ground Upon my flesh t’inflict another wound. Yet dare I not complain, or wish for death With holy Paul; lest it be thought the breath Of discontent; or that these prayers be For weariness of life, not love of thee.
BEN JONSON

Another Grief Prayer Weariness Wish Wound
Prevent your day at morning.
BEN JONSON

Day Morning Prevent
That I might live alone once with my gold! O, ’tis a sweet companion! kind and true: A man may trust it when his father cheats him, Brother, or friend, or wife. O wondrous pelf! That which makes all men false, is true itself.
BEN JONSON

Alone Brother Companions Money Sweet
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
BEN JONSON

Anarchy Drinking Thinking
He that is respectless in his courses oft sells his reputation at cheap market.
BEN JONSON

Courses Reputation Sells
Were Guilt is, Rage and Courage doth abound.
BEN JONSON

Guilt Guilty Shame
Cut Men’s throats with whisperings.
BEN JONSON

Cutting Men Whispering
Get money, still get money, boy, no matter by what means.
BEN JONSON

Boys Mean Money
They, who know no evil, will suspect none.
BEN JONSON

Evil Knows Suspect
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

June Life Perfect Summer
Heaven prepares good men with crosses; but no ill can happen to a good man.
BEN JONSON

Good Man Heaven Men
A good poet’s made as well as born.
BEN JONSON

Born Made Poet
He threatens many that hath injured one.
BEN JONSON

Crime Injured Threaten

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