On My First Son - 4021655
Ben Jonson
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The short poem ‘On My First Son’ was written for his son Benjamin who passed away at age seven. The poem itself shows the grief of Ben Jonson who is saying goodbye to Benjamin, who died at such a young age, but also Ben states the early death would save his son from the pain of growing old and other...
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Farewell, thou child of my right hand, and joy;
My sin was too much hope of thee, lov'd boy.
Seven years tho' wert lent to me, and I thee pay,
Exacted by thy fate, on the just day.
O, could I lose all father now! For why
Will man lament the state he should envy?
To have so soon 'scap'd world's and flesh's rage,
And if no other misery, yet age?
Rest in soft peace, and, ask'd, say, "Here doth lie
Ben Jonson his best piece of poetry."
For whose sake henceforth all his vows be such,
As what he loves may never like too much.
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On My First Son - 4021655 was written by Ben Jonson.
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Ben Jonson released On My First Son - 4021655 on Fri Jan 01 1616.