The Dramatic Works and Lyrics of Ben Jonson: Selected, with an Essay, Biographical and Critical (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Jonson, Ben

 
9781334488023: The Dramatic Works and Lyrics of Ben Jonson: Selected, with an Essay, Biographical and Critical (Classic Reprint)

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Jntrobuctfon, Nthe reign of Henry VIII. a member of the Border family of Johnston emigrated from Annandale to Carlisle. He became a servant of the English king, and was, according to the language of that time, a gentleman ;that is to say, one who could prove his right to bear coat armour. His son suffered religious persecution in the reign of Queen Mary, lost his estates, and adopted the profession of Protestant minister. He had married in England ;and one month after his decease his widow bore a son, whom she christened Benjamin. This boy, who subsequently spelled his family name Jonson, is the subject of the present volume. We know him as Rare Ben Jonson, one of the brightest ornaments of English literature in the age of Elizabeth, James, and Charles
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