I’m quite fond of this week’s poem for Poetry Aloud, as it’s a fine example of one of the great traditional English styles, from Ben Jonson, Shakespeare’s friend and fellow actor, director, and playwright. That style is straightforward and bluff, like a good English meal of roast beef and potatoes, so it’s easy to take it for granted, but as the saying…
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