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It holds for good polity ever, to have that outwardly in vilest estimation, which inwardly is most dear to us.

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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
Dear
Ever
Polity
Good
Vilest
Outwardly
Inwardly
Estimation
Hypocrisy
Holds

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