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I glory, more in the cunning purchase of my wealth than in the glad possession.

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
Glad
Glory
Wealth
Purchase
Avarice
Cunning
Greed
Possession

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