Seventeenth-century English ProseDavid Novarr Knopf, 1967 - 555 pages |
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David Novarr. Ben Jonson DE STYLO , ET OPTIMO SCRIBENDI GENERE 5 For a man to write well , there are required three Necessaries . To reade the best Authors , observe the best Speakers : and ... Ben Jonson, De stylo, et optimo scribendi ...
David Novarr. Ben Jonson DE STYLO , ET OPTIMO SCRIBENDI GENERE 5 For a man to write well , there are required three Necessaries . To reade the best Authors , observe the best Speakers : and ... Ben Jonson, De stylo, et optimo scribendi ...
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... Jonson's great days were over , though his work after this time would have made the reputation of any man smaller than himself . For almost two decades he continued ... Jonson ( 1963 ) . Of particular interest to readers Ben Jonson ( 511 )
... Jonson's great days were over , though his work after this time would have made the reputation of any man smaller than himself . For almost two decades he continued ... Jonson ( 1963 ) . Of particular interest to readers Ben Jonson ( 511 )
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... Ben Jonson . In the dedication of his play , Cinthias Revenge : or Maenanders Extasie ( 1613 ) , he is contemptuous toward " the vaine mercenary rout of Bastard - poets , " associates himself with those who would instruct and delight ...
... Ben Jonson . In the dedication of his play , Cinthias Revenge : or Maenanders Extasie ( 1613 ) , he is contemptuous toward " the vaine mercenary rout of Bastard - poets , " associates himself with those who would instruct and delight ...
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