The Mind

The Counter-Turn

by Ben Jonson 1572-1637

The Mind

Call, noble Lucius, then for wine,
And let thy looks with gladness shine:
Accept this garland, plant it on thy head
And think, nay know, thy Morison's not dead
He leaped the present age,
Possessed with holy rage
To see that bright eternal day;
Of which we priests and poets say,
Such truths, as we expect for happy men:
And there he lives with memory and Ben.

MLA

Jonson, Ben. “The Counter-Turn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/17/.

Chicago

Jonson, Ben. “The Counter-Turn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/17/.

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