John Aubrey vs. Ben Jonson
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
John Aubrey
1626 – 1697
Literature
Kingdom of England
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"This Earle of Oxford, making of his low obeisance to Queen Elizabeth, happened to let a Fart, at which he was so abashed and ashamed that he went to Travell, 7 …"
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Ben Jonson
1572 – 1637
Literature
Kingdom of England
Benjamin Jonson was an English poet, playwright, and dramatist. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox, The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry.
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"There shall be no love lost."
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