Ben Jonson Quote

Underneath this stone doth lie
As much beauty as could die;
Which in life did harbor give
To more virtue than doth live.


CXXIV, Epitaph on Elizabeth, Lady H—, lines 3-6. - The Works of Ben Jonson, First Folio (1616) - Epigrams


Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbor give To more virtue than doth live.

Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbor give To more virtue than doth live.

Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbor give To more virtue than doth live.

Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbor give To more virtue than doth live.