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" ... on so mean, yet not altogether to be despised, an object. Here is a powder concealed in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word; so short is this pilgrimage... "
The Works of Ben Jonson: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a ... - Page 214
by Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875
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Volpone: Or, The Fox

Ben Jonson - 1919 - 320 pages
...Here is a poulder, conceal'd in this paper, of which, if I fhould fpeake to the worth, nine thoufand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word: fo fhort is this pilgrimage of man (which fome call life) to the exprefsing of it. 250 Would I reftefl...
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Yale Studies in English, Volume 59

1919 - 320 pages
...Here is a poulder, conceal'd in this paper, of which, if I fhould fpeake to the worth, nine thoufand volumes were but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word: fo ftiort is this pilgrimage of man (which fome call life) to the exprefsing of it. 250 Would I refteEt...
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Volpone: Or, The Fox

Ben Jonson - 1919 - 316 pages
...conceal'd in this paper, of which, if I jhould fpeake to the worth, nine thoufand volumes were but ai one page, that page as a line, that line as a word: fo fhort is this pilgrimage of man (which fome call life) to the exprefsing of it. 250 Would I reftect...
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An Outline of Humor: Being a True Chronicle from Prehistoric Ages to the ...

Carolyn Wells - 1923 - 804 pages
...so mean, yet not altogether to be despised, an object. Here is a powder concealed in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...this pilgrimage of man, which some call life, to the expression of it. Would I reflect on the price? Why, the whole world is but as an empire, that empire...
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Three Comedies

Ben Jonson - 1966 - 500 pages
...so mean - yet not altogether to be despised - an object. Here is a powder concealed in this paper of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...expressing of it. Would I reflect on the price? Why, the 310 whole world were but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank...
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Volpone

Ben Jonson - 1962 - 248 pages
...mean, yet not altogether to be despised, an object. Here is a poulder concealed 225 in this paper of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...Would I reflect on the price? Why, the whole world were but as an empire, that 230 empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private...
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Lovers, Clowns, and Fairies: An Essay on Comedies

Stuart M. Tave - 1993 - 294 pages
...one of his roles—is presenting one of his cosmetics: Here is a poulder concealed in this paper of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...Would I reflect on the price? Why, the whole world were but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purse...
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Writing on the Renaissance Stage: Written Words, Printed Pages, Metaphoric Books

Frederick Kiefer - 1996 - 394 pages
...efficacy of his potion by reference to the written word: "Here is a powder concealed in this paper of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...man (which some call life) to the expressing of it" (2.2.236-41). A near relation of the medical quack is the alchemist, a figure closely associated with...
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The Art of Comedy Writing, Volume 10

Arthur Asa Berger - 1997 - 146 pages
...skill of the person in using this inflated language. VOLPONE: Here is a poulder concealed in this paper which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...Would I reflect on the price? Why, the whole world were but as an empire, that empire as a province, that province as a bank, that bank as a private purse...
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Alchemist and Other Plays

Ben Jonson - 1998 - 566 pages
...mean (yet not altogether to be despised) an object. 215 Here is a powder, concealed in this paper, of which, if I should speak to the worth, nine thousand...but as one page, that page as a line, that line as a word—so short is this pilgrimage of man (which some call life) to the expressing of it. Would I reflect...
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