Quote#Books & Reading
Pray thee, take care, that tak'st my book in hand
Quote byBen Jonson · 1572–1637
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Epigrams, I, To The Reader, lines 1-2.
English (original)
Pray thee, take care, that tak'st my book in hand, To read it well: that is, to understand.
— Ben Jonson
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