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Fortune, thou hadst no deity, if men Had wisdom.

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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
Fortune
Wisdom
Men
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Deity
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