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It is an art to have so much judgment as to apparel a lie well, to give it a good dressing.

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
Good
Judgment
Lying
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Give
Wells
Well
Apparel
Giving
Dressings
Much
Dressing

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