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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

I’ll give anything for a good copy now, be it true or false, so it be news.
BEN JONSON

False Giving News True
Let those that merely talk and never think, That live in the wild anarchy of drink
BEN JONSON

Anarchy Drinking Thinking
Out of clothes out of countenance, out of countenance out of wit.
BEN JONSON

Clothes Countenance Wit
Silence in woman is like speech in man.
BEN JONSON

Men Silence Speech
Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.
BEN JONSON

Anxiety Care Possession
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee.
BEN JONSON

Leadership May Men
The day For whose returns, and many, all these pray; And so do I.
BEN JONSON

Birthday Praying Return
Queen and huntress, chaste and fair Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light Goddess, excellently bright.
BEN JONSON

Chair Light Queens Seated Sleep
Many might go to heaven with half the labour they go to hell, if they would venture their industry the right way.
BEN JONSON

Half Heaven Venture
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
Still may syllables jar with time, Still may reason war with rhyme, Resting never!
BEN JONSON

May Poetry War
Minds that are great and free, should not on fortune pause: ‘Tis crown enough to virtue still, her own applause.
BEN JONSON

Applause Crowns Mind Virtue
Force works on servile natures, not the free.
BEN JONSON

Force Free Nature Servile
For he that once is good, is ever great.
BEN JONSON

Good Greatness Once
A good life is a main argument.
BEN JONSON

Argument Good Inspirational Life
Folly often goes beyond her bounds, but impudence knows none.
BEN JONSON

Folly Impudence Rudeness

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

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