A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Ben Jonson. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Ben Jonson. Show all posts

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Quote of the Day (Ben Jonson, on Honor)

“Come, be not ashamed of thy virtues, old stump; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.”—English playwrig...

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Theater Review: Ben Jonson’s ‘Volpone,’ From The Red Bull Theater

Inveterate diarist Samuel Pepys took a break from his tiring duties in England’s naval bureaucracy to attend a performance of Volpone ....

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