A strict and succinct style is that, where you can · Ben Jonson

[ On Shakespeare’s portrait :]

A strict and succinct style is that, where you can take away nothing without loss, and that loss to be manifest.

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Ben Jonson

1572-06-11 — 1637-08-06 · Westminster

Ben Jonson was an English poet and playwright of the Jacobean era. Known for his wit, ingenuity, and social satire, Jonson was a central figure in the English Renaissance. His plays, such as "Volpone" and "The Alchemist", are celebrated for the complexity of their plots and the sharpness of their observations on human nature.