Thomas Randolph ? Hey For Honesty, Down With Knavery 1651

“Like the grave Senators of Beggars-Bush; with Poverty, sole Empresse . . . [and] . . . thou, whose potent Oratory. Makes Beggars-Bush admire thy eloquent story . . . “

A Pleasant Comedie, Entitled Hey For Honesty, Down With Knavery, translated out of Aristophanes his Plautus, was first published in 1651. The text is from Act 3 Scene 1 of this very loose translation. This is the standard literary usage. Beggars Bush is a metaphorical location, the Senators are ironic. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted: April 25th, 2011 | Filed under: Writers | Tags: Ben Jonson, Literary, Thomas Randoplh | No Comments »