True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.

Freedom doth with degree dispense.
BEN JONSON

Degree Dispense Freedom
Nor use too swelling, or ill-sounded words . . . .
BEN JONSON

Sounded Swelling Use Words
Nor shall our cups make any guilty men; But at our parting, we will be, as when We innocently met.
BEN JONSON

Cup Drinking Men
He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.
BEN JONSON

Glory Servant Virtue
He that departs with his own honesty For Vulgar , doth it too dearly buy.
BEN JONSON

Honesty Vulgar
No simple word That shall be uttered at our mirthful board, Shall make us sad next morning; or affright The liberty that we’ll enjoy to-night.
BEN JONSON

Morning Regret Simple
Guilt’s a terrible thing.
BEN JONSON

Guilt Terrible Things
Reader look, not on his picture but his book.
BEN JONSON

Book Looks Reader
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
BEN JONSON

Leadership May Men
Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet’s horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.
BEN JONSON

Horse Plies Wine
Whom hatred frights, let him not dream of sovereignty.
BEN JONSON

Dream Hate Hatred
Sweet meat must have sour sauce.
BEN JONSON

Meat Swans Sweet
Hang sorrow, care’ll kill a cat.
BEN JONSON

Care Cat Sorrow
Our whole life is like a play.
BEN JONSON

Life Play Whole
All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome
BEN JONSON

Discourse Harsh Speech
Poets are far rarer birds than kings.
BEN JONSON

Bird Kings Poet

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