Hood an ass with reverend purple, / So you can hid · Ben Jonson

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need.

Hood an ass with reverend purple, / So you can hide his two ambitious ears, / And he shall pass for a cathedral doctor.

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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.