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Ben Jonson Quotes about Joy

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True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.

True gladness doth not always speak; joy, bred and born but in the tongue, is weak.

Joy, Tongue, Speak

Ben Jonson (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated)”, p.2707, Delphi Classics

Poor worms, they hiss at me, whilst I at home Can be contented to applaud myself, . . . with joy To see how plump my bags are and my barns.

Home, Joy, Barns

Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1857). “The Works of Ben Jonson”, p.132

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