Ben Jonson Quotes:
Ocupation: Playwright
Life: June 11, 1572 - August 6, 1637
Birthday: June 11
Death: August 6
A lily of a day Is fairer far in May, Although it fall and die that night, It was the plant and flower of light. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.
source: 'To the Immortal Memory...of...Sir Lucius Carey and Sir H. Morison' (1640)
topic: Flower, Fall, Night, Beauty Fades, Plants And Flowers
