Ben Jonson
1572–1637
Best-known poems
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To Celia
Drink to me, only, with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup, … -
On the Portrait of Shakespeare
This figure, 1 that thou here seest put,
It was for gentle Shakespeare cut;
Wherein the Graver had a strife … -
A Vision of Beauty
It was a beauty that I saw,—
So pure, so perfect, as the frame
Of all the universe were lame …
All poems (26)
- A Farewell to the WorldFalse world, good night! since thou hast brought
- A Hymn on the Nativity of my SaviourI sing the birth was born to-night,
- A Part of an OdeIt is not growing like a tree
- A Vision of BeautyIt was a beauty that I saw,—
- An ElegyThough beauty be the mark of praise,
- Answer to Master Wither’s Song, “Shall I, Wasting in Despair”[Wither’s Song, or “Sonnet,” appeared first in his “Fidelia” in 1615, and later with som…
- FantasyFrom “The Vision of Delight”
- Freedom in DressFrom “Epicœne; or, the Silent Woman,” Act I. Sc. 1.
- Good Life, Long LifeIT is not growing like a tree
- Her TriumphSee the chariot at hand here of Love,
- Hymn to DianaQueen and huntress, chaste and fair,
- On Elizabeth L. H.Wouldst thou hear what Man can say
- On Salathiel PavyWeep with me, all you that read
- On the Portrait of ShakespeareThis figure, 1 that thou here seest put,
- Simplex MunditiisStill to be neat, still to be drest,
- Song: To CeliaDrink to me, only, with thine eyes,
- Still to be NeatStill to be neat, still to be drest,
- The Hour-GlassConsider this small dust, here in the glass,
- The Noble BalmHigh-spirited friend,
- The ShadowFollow a shadow, it still flies you;
- The TriumphSee the Chariot at hand here of Love,
- To CeliaDrink to me, only, with thine eyes,
- To the Memory of My Beloved Master, William Shakespeare, and What He Hath Left UsTo draw no envy, Shakespeare, on thy name,
- Triumph of CharisSee the chariot at hand here of Love!
- “Drink to me only with thine eyes”From the Greek of Philostratus
- “O, do not wanton with those eyes”Lest I be sick with seeing;
