John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
2055 Ben Jonson 1572-1637 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 2055 |
| AUTHOR: | Ben Jonson (1572–1637) |
| QUOTATION: | Soul of the age, The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage, My Shakespeare, rise! I will not lodge thee by Chaucer or Spenser, or bid Beaumont lie A little further, to make thee a room. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | To the Memory of Shakespeare. |
| Note 1. Renowned Spenser, lie a thought more nigh To learned Chaucer, and rare Beaumont lie A little nearer Spenser, to make room For Shakespeare in your threefold, fourfold tomb. Basse: On Shakespeare. [back] |