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Woman, the more careful she is about her face, the more careless about her house.

Ben Jonson

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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
Careful
Face
Faces
Woman
House
Home
Careless

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