 Strength of my country, whilst I bring to view Such as are mis-call'd captains, and wrong you, And your high names; I do desire, that thence, Be nor put on you, nor you take offence: I swear by your true friend, my muse, I love Your great profession which...  The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a ... - Página 543por Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...profession of arms ; and many years after, in his epigram addressed ' To True Soldiers,' he says — ' I swear by your true friend, my Muse, I love, Your...profession, which I once did prove, And did not shame it by my actions then, No more than I now dare do with my pen.' It was probably about the close of 1591... | |
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