In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life…

In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be.

Ben Jonson

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What turned up: Underwoods. To the immortal Memory of Sir Lucius Cary and Sir Henry Morison. III.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Ben Jonson entry; Underwoods. To the immortal Memory of Sir Lucius Cary and Sir Henry Morison. III.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; th
Work: Underwoods. To the immortal Memory of Sir Lucius Cary and Sir Henry Morison. III.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Underwoods. To the immortal Memory of Sir Lucius Cary and Sir Henry Morison. III.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Ben Jonson entry; Underwoods. To the immortal Memory of Sir Lucius Cary and Sir Henry Morison. III.; Wording and named source checked in Bartlett’s published reference; th

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