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The document provides biographical information about Ben Jonson, an English poet from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. It notes that he was a brilliant poet and soldier who was friends with other prominent writers of the time like John Donne and William Shakespeare. It also mentions that Jonson was jailed for being in a play and almost hanged for killing another actor in a duel. The document provides examples of Jonson's work, including summaries of two of his poems, and defines some archaic words used in his writings.
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