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Good men are the stars, the planets of the ages wherein they live, and illustrate the times.

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Ben Jonson
Age: 65 †
Born: 1572
Born: June 21
Died: 1637
Died: August 6
Actor
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Writer
City of Westminster
Benjamin Jonson
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Heaven prepares good men with crosses but no ill can happen to a good man.
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