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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Ben Jonson
Born: June 11, 1572
Died: August 6, 1637 (aged 65)
Bio: Benjamin "Ben" Jonson was an English playwright, poet, actor and literary critic of the 17th century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours.
Known for:
- Volpone (1606)
- The Alchemist (1610)
- Every Man in His Humour (1598)
- Epicœne, or The Silent Woman (1609)
- Bartholomew Fair (1631)
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