Follow a shadow, it still flies you; Seem to fly it, it wil… - Ben Jonson

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Follow a shadow, it still flies you; Seem to fly it, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you.

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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Pues tengo para mí que, si se alimentan los celos, peores son los cuernos de la mente que los que se asoman entre los pelos

Still to be neat, still to be drest, As you were going to a feast.

Truth is the trial of itself And needs no other touch, And purer than the purest gold, Refine it ne'er so much.

Follow a shadow, it still flies you; Seem to fly it, it will pursue: So court a mistress, she denies you; Let her alone, she will court you. - Ben Jonson

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