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Ben Jonson Quotes about Love

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Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.

Who falls for love of God, shall rise a star.

Ben Jonson
Love, Stars, Fall
Ben Jonson (1756). “Works: Collated with all the former editions, and corrected with notes critical and explanatory”, p.372

If I freely may discover What should please me in my lover, I would have her fair and witty, Savouring more of court than city; A little proud, but full of pity; Light and humorous in her toying, Oft building hopes, and soon destroying, Long, but sweet in the enjoying; Neither too easy nor to hard; All extremes I would have barr'd.

Ben Jonson
Love, Sweet, Witty
Ben Jonson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)”, p.690, Delphi Classics

Come, my Celia, let us prove, While we can, the sports of love, Time will not be ours for ever, He, at length, our good will sever; Spend not then his gifts in vain: Suns that set may rise again; But if once we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night. Why should we defer our joys? Fame and rumour are but toys.

Ben Jonson
Love, Sports, Time
'Volpone' (1605) act 3, sc. 5.

In the hope to meet Shortly again, and make our absence sweet.

Ben Jonson
Love, I Miss You, Missing You
Ben Jonson (1838). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.706

For whose sake, henceforth, all his vows be such, As what he loves may never like too much.

Ben Jonson
Love, May, Sake
Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1857). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.788

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