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Ben Jonson (1572-1637) from The Masque of the Gypsies
The faiery beame upon you,
The Wheele of Fortune guide you,
Jonson was the first Poet Laureate of England, serving from 1616 until 1637.
The above poem appeared in: Q. Horatious Flaccus: His Art of Poetry
which was Englished by Ben Jonson, and printed by J.Okes in London in 1640 for
John Benson. A copy of its text can
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