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Suns, that set, may rise again: But if, once, we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual… — Ben Jonson

Play · Comedy (play)

Suns, that set, may rise again: But if, once, we lose this light, 'Tis with us perpetual night.

Ben Jonson
Volpone · 1606
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Topic
Finality of deathDeath
Genre
Comedy (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1606The Renaissance
Person
Ben Jonson
Provenance
Current citation
Jonson, Ben. "Volpone." Ben Jonson: Five Plays, edited by G. A. Wilkes. Oxford University Press, 2009, act 3.
Original citation
Jonson, Ben. Volpone. King's Men. Spring 1606, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 3.

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