Ben Jonson — English Poetry Library

English Poetry Library

Ben Jonson1572–163716th century Benjamin Jonson was an English poet and playwright. 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. He is regarded as "the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I."

Poems

150 poems

12. Hymenoei ; or. The Solemnities oj' Masque and10 lines
22. LoveJ'rced from Ignorance and Folly.4 lines
3 J. The Devil is an Ass. A Comedy. lGlG.6 lines
36. News from the new World discovered in the5 lines
53. Mortimer s Fall. A Tragedy. Unfinished.8 lines
6 LIFE OF FRANCIS BEAUMOXT.34 lines
6 EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR. Act I.18 lines
8 EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR. Act 1 . .12 lines
A Farewell to the World36 lines
A Hymn to God the Father32 lines
A Part of an Ode65 lines
A Pindaric Ode140 lines
About Google Book Search13 lines
Act iv. scene the last.38 lines
ACT I.56 lines
AN ELEGY.36 lines
An Epitaph On A Child Of Queen Elizabeth's Chapel24 lines
An Ode to Himself36 lines
And over them triumphant Death his dart25 lines
As50 lines
As chaste as unsunn'd snow."22 lines
AS IT IS PERFORMED AT THE19 lines
Be teachers of my story ; do my face106 lines
Because65 lines
Becomes afeafd'" * How48 lines
Being the master of so loose a spirit.12 lines
BOOKSELLERS' ADDRESS.41 lines
Brain. He is rid hence. He took horse at the32 lines
Burlesque Sublime.5 lines
But40 lines
BY63 lines
BY PERMISSION OF THE MANAGERS-6 lines
Captain Bobadil.11 lines
Chords in Henrt V. act ii. scene i.31 lines
COMEDIES.20 lines
Cousin Stephen !31 lines
CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY 1455 lines
Dame Kitely.4 lines
Digitize17 lines
Digitized by Gii!6 lines
Digitized by Google125 lines
Digitized t?y Google41 lines
Doll Trkk*e</ M"< Gardner. Mrs. Hwlewe.74 lines
Drug. Mayhap so— then he must have a power of ac-5 lines
ENGLISH STAGE.36 lines
Enter a Servant.27 lines
EPITAPH ON ELIZABETH, L. H.12 lines
EPITAPH ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE.88 lines
EPODE.116 lines
EVER Y MAN IN HIS HUMOUR.22 lines
Face. And I.47 lines
FAITHFUL SHEPHERDESS 3717 lines
FOOTNOTES98 lines
Francis. Whither do you drive me?55 lines
From the Windmill.8 lines
Ha’ you not yet found means enow to waste5 lines
Hi CRITIQUE.69 lines
HoitDOtt :5 lines
Humphrey Moselby.9 lines
Ifi COMMENDATORY POEMS.13 lines
In4 lines
IN THE PERSON OF WOMANKIND.18 lines
INVITING A FRIEND TO SUPPER.68 lines
It Is Not Growing Like A Tree10 lines
Its too-luxuriant growing mightiness.15 lines
Ji EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR. Ad J.8 lines
Jjaws of Candy ^ a tragi-comedy^88 lines
Kno. And where’s your young master?8 lines
Kno. Cousin! cousin! will this ne’er be left?28 lines
Kno. Make this honest friend drink here. Pray5 lines
LIFE OF BEN JONSON.39 lines
Like108 lines
M CRITIQDE.33 lines
Mat. Lie in a water-bearer’s house ! A gentleman19 lines
MR. SEWARD'S PREFACE.32 lines
MR. SHIRLEY'S PREFACE.95 lines
O LIFE OF JOHN FLETCHER.14 lines
OF LIFE AND DEATH.8 lines
On Lucy, Countess of Bedford18 lines
ON MY FIRST DAUGHTER.12 lines
ON MY FIRST SON.12 lines
On My First Sonne12 lines
On Poet-Ape14 lines
OP28 lines
Or every foolish brain that humours you.14 lines
PLAYERS' DEDICATION.47 lines
Protest it will my ereatest comfort oe90 lines
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE. V41 lines
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE. VU40 lines
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE. XI82 lines
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE. XIX40 lines
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE. XV41 lines
RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE. XXV123 lines
SCENE IY.10 lines
See Cartwright's Poem below.4 lines
Slander*st49 lines
Song from The Silent Woman12 lines
Song To Celia - I18 lines
Song To Celia - II16 lines
Song To Diana18 lines
Spanish48 lines
STATIONER'S ADDRESS.93 lines
Step. ’Slid ! I hope he laughs not at me ; an’ he28 lines
Step. I ant satisfied ; it is sufficient.34 lines
Sub. Free of the grocers.5 lines
Sub. The dog is more hateful to me than cheese.35 lines
SUPERBLY EMBELLISHED.4 lines
Take care of my estate?18 lines
Tell him I have some business to employ him.4 lines
That unio me dost such religion use !8 lines
That Women Are But Men's Shadows12 lines
The125 lines
The matcliless lust of a fair poesy.12 lines
The Sea- Voyage.15 lines
THE COUNTER-TURN.10 lines
THE STAND43 lines
The Street before Con’s House. Enter Mr. Mat-29 lines
THE TOBACCONIST.104 lines
THE TRIUMPH OF CHARIS.30 lines
THE TURN.10 lines
The unbridled course of youth in him : for that13 lines
The well known scenes we shall present to night16 lines
They18 lines
This114 lines
Thus107 lines
TO CELIA.16 lines
TO FRANCIS BEAUMONT.10 lines
To Heaven26 lines
To see if both do answer my son’s praises.6 lines
To The Memory Of My Beloved, The Author, Mr William Shakespeare, And What He Hath Left Us80 lines
TO WILLIAM CAMDEN.14 lines
TRAGEDIES AND TRAGI-11 lines
Usque adeo quod tangit idem est.-17 lines
V.17 lines
Vol. i. act iii.4 lines
VOLUME THE FIRST.9 lines
Was able to make the two next companies77 lines
With most deUcious poison?' —19 lines
With no false niceness this performance view.5 lines
WVING SOME ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHORS AND THEIR WRITINGS.30 lines
X PREFACE, 17 U.51 lines
X RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE.40 lines
Xlv RISE AXD PROGRESS OF THE STAGE.40 lines
Xlvi LIFE OF BEN JONSOJT.34 lines
Xvi RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE.40 lines
XVIII RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGB.40 lines
XXX MR. SEWARD'S PREFACE.18 lines
XXXVI11 RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE STAGE.40 lines
Young Kno’well’.? Study. Enter Edward9 lines
Your censurers must liave the quality50 lines