As the great contemporary poet and dramatist Ben Jonson said, "He was not of an age, but for all time."

正如伟大的同时代诗人和剧作家本·琼森所说：“他不属于一个时代，而属于所有时代。”

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Was Ben Jonson contemporary with Shakespeare?

班强森是否与莎士比亚同辈？

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"shedding funereal tears over his departed dog" (Ben Jonson).

“在他的狗的葬礼上落泪” （本·琼森）。

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His only alleged connection to the plays came seven years after his death in the tribute by Ben Jonson in the First Folio.

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Ben Jonson will appear a line after a popular instant coffee blend has been mentioned, Dante will be found next to a mime artist, Marcel Marceau, and Lawes himself figures auditioning for Ronnie Scott.

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Few historians understood how people outside the nobility functioned, but there was a thriving middle class able to give its progeny a classical education in public schools, of which Shakespeare and fellow literary luminary Ben Jonson were beneficiaries.

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