He was not of an age but for all time!

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He was not of an age but for all time!

Ben Jonson

1623

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Jonson, Ben. "To the Memory of My Beloved, the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623.

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