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Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.

Ben Jonson

Soul of the age! The applause! delight! The wonder of our stage!
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Age Delight Soul Wonder
As it is a great point of art, when our matter requires it, to enlarge and veer out all sail, so to take it in and contract it is of no less praise when the argument doth ask it.
BEN JONSON

Art Ask Matter Praise Style
How ready is heaven to those that pray!
BEN JONSON

Heaven Prayer Praying
In small proportions we just beauties see; And in short measures, life may perfect be.
BEN JONSON

June Life Perfect Summer
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
BEN JONSON

Anarchy Drinking Thinking
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
BEN JONSON

Relax Reputation Ruins
For he that once is good, is ever great.
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Good Greatness Once
Aristotle was the first accurate critic and truest judge nay, the greatest philosopher the world ever had; for he noted the vices of all knowledges, in all creatures, and out of many men’s perfections in a science he formed still one Art.
BEN JONSON

Art Judging Men
There is no bounty to be showed to such As have real goodness: Bounty is A spice of virtue; and what virtuous act Can take effect on them that have no power Of equal habitude to apprehend it?
BEN JONSON

Real Spices Virtue
Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame a flatterer.
BEN JONSON

Beast Flattery Tyrant
He was not of an age, but for all time!
BEN JONSON

Age Time
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
BEN JONSON

Looks Meaning Weigh
Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.
BEN JONSON

Good Ready Writing
Your highest female grace is silence.
BEN JONSON

Female Grace Silence
A valiant man Ought not to undergo, or tempt a danger, But worthily, and by selected ways, He undertakes with reason, not by chance. His valor is the salt t’ his other virtues, They’re all unseason’d without it.
BEN JONSON

Men Salt Way
The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.
BEN JONSON

Air Echoes Parted Sweet Thence

Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.

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Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.

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