Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die;… - Ben Jonson

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Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbor give To more virtue than doth live.

Ben Jonson

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Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, most famous for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist, his lyrics, his influence on Jacobean and Caroline poets, his theory of humours, his contentious personality, and his friendship and rivalry with William Shakespeare.

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Alternative Names: Benjamin Jonson • Ben: Ionſon

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