"Drink to me only with thine eyes": Ben Jonson's Lyrics

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Today, we'll wrap up our Jonsonian mini-series by looking at some his lyrics, including poems from the 1616 Works and songs from his plays. If you'd like to read along, just ask Uncle Google to serve up these titles:
"On Something, that Walks Somewhere"
"On My First Daughter"
"On My First Son"
"Song: To Celia"
"Still to be Neat"
Additional music from Internet Archive:
"Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" perf. Paul Robeson, 1938.
"In Town Tonight" by Eric Coates, perf. Reginald Dixon.

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1. "Drink to me only with thine eyes": Ben Jonson's Lyrics (00:00:00)

2. [Ad] Higher Listenings: Joy for Educators (00:13:21)

3. (Cont.) "Drink to me only with thine eyes": Ben Jonson's Lyrics (00:13:59)