the workes of beniamin ionson (london: will[iam] stansby ... · vivämus, mea lesbia, atque...

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1 Frontispiece of Ben Jonson, The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (London: Will[iam] Stansby, 1616]; STC 14751. (Copy: the British Library.)

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Page 1: The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (London: Will[iam] Stansby ... · Vivämus, mea Lesbia, atque amëmus, rümoresque senum sevëriörum omnës ünius aestimêmus assis! Sölës occidere

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   Frontispiece of Ben Jonson, The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (London: Will[iam] Stansby, 1616]; STC 14751. (Copy: the British Library.)

Page 2: The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (London: Will[iam] Stansby ... · Vivämus, mea Lesbia, atque amëmus, rümoresque senum sevëriörum omnës ünius aestimêmus assis! Sölës occidere

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Catullus, Carmen V, ‘Vivamus, mea Lesbia’

Jonson, ‘Come my Celia’, Workes

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Catullus, Carmen VII, ‘Ad Lesbiam’ Quaeris, quot mihi basiationes tuae, Lesbia, sint satis superque. quam magnus numerus Libyssae harenae lasarpiciferis iacet Cyrenis oraclum Iouis inter aestuosi et Batti ueteris sacrum sepulcrum; aut quam sidera multa, cum tacet nox, furtiuos hominum uident amores: tam te basia multa basiare uesano satis et super Catullo est, quae nec pernumerare curiosi possint nec mala fascinare lingua. Jonson, ‘Kisse Me, Sweet’, Workes